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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colby Canvana (ranked 3779 p4p, 5442 weight class) and Roy Salazar (ranked 430 p4p, 521 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Canvana
vs
Salazar

187 cm
24
175
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
173
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urijah Chen's A1 Clothing

Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colby Canvana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been told by Canvana's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Salazar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salazar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Canvana is rocked!
Salazar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Canvana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salazar scores with a hook to the body. Canvana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salazar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canvana.
Canvana seems to have got his legs back now.
Canvana walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Salazar swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roy Salazar!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quetzalcoatl Tlaloc (ranked 5254 p4p, 5203 weight class) and Takuma Yamauchi (ranked 240 p4p, 238 weight class). Tlaloc's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Llamado de Huitzilopochtli. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tlaloc
vs
Yamauchi

198 cm
20
139
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
140
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzalcoatl Tlaloc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuma Yamauchi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamauchi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tlaloc as he jumps to the side.
Yamauchi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Yamauchi gets caught napping as Tlaloc dives in and scores a takedown. Yamauchi manages to retain guard.
Tlaloc throwing strikes from guard but Yamauchi blocks nicely.
Tlaloc throws an elbow that misses. Yamauchi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tlaloc's guard. Nice move by Yamauchi!

Yamauchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tlaloc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamauchi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tlaloc's guard.
Tlaloc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamauchi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tlaloc struggling a bit here.
Tlaloc looks to move to half guard but instead Yamauchi has passed into mount! Damn!
Tlaloc is squirming around, avoiding Yamauchi's attempts to control the action.
Tlaloc is working to get back to half guard.
Yamauchi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yamauchi tries to control but Tlaloc wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yamauchi can't control as he wanted to and Tlaloc manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Yamauchi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yamauchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tlaloc does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yamauchi throwing shots but Tlaloc is blocking nicely.
Yamauchi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tlaloc defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamauchi trying to control from half guard but Tlaloc is working away.
Tlaloc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Takuma Yamauchi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yamauchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Yamauchi has managed to clinch.

Yamauchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Yamauchi closes the distance and clinches.

Yamauchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tlaloc shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamauchi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tlaloc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Tlaloc fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yamauchi to the ground. Tlaloc is now in Yamauchi's guard.
Yamauchi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tlaloc manages to get himself to full guard.

Yamauchi wants to control from the top but Tlaloc keeps moving.
Tlaloc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tlaloc tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamauchi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yamauchi looking to sit in guard and control but Tlaloc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Yamauchi is trying to control the position but Tlaloc postures up.
Tlaloc seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yamauchi wants to stand but Tlaloc is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Tlaloc avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yamauchi working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamauchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Takuma Yamauchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tlaloc tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yamauchi defends well and Tlaloc ends up having to push Yamauchi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yamauchi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tlaloc.

Yamauchi jumps guard.

Yamauchi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tlaloc scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takuma Yamauchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamauchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tlaloc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamauchi working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tlaloc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tlaloc's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yamauchi is trying to keep Tlaloc in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tlaloc wants to control from the top but Yamauchi keeps moving.
Tlaloc throwing strikes from guard but Yamauchi blocks nicely.
Yamauchi controls Tlaloc momentarily but Tlaloc frees himself.
Yamauchi wants to sweep here but Tlaloc controlling him for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tlaloc scoring with punches to the head and body.

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.
Yamauchi looking to control.
Tlaloc wants to control from the top but Yamauchi keeps moving.
Quetzalcoatl Tlaloc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tlaloc keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamauchi's head.
Tlaloc working some strikes from top position.
Yamauchi trying to control the position.
Tlaloc trying to control but Yamauchi is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tlaloc lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quetzalcoatl Tlaloc showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamauchi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takuma Yamauchi!
Takuma Yamauchi is the new bantamweight champion!
In defeat, Quetzalcoatl Tlaloc stepped up to the mic, saying 'Elbooka Doka Inagura'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josue Souza (ranked 3660 p4p, 1669 weight class) and Ville Valo (ranked 189 p4p, 108 weight class). Ville Valo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Souza
vs
Valo

200 cm
25
290
5 - 8 - 0

225 cm
33
300
8 - 15 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josue Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ville Valo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Valo looks to move away, Souza throws a big counter combo but Valo just gets out of the way.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Souza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Valo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Valo can't do much from the bottom here.

Souza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Souza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valo, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Souza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Souza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Souza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valo has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Souza works to advance to full mount. Valo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Valo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Souza.

Souza is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Valo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Valo!

Valo stands and steps away. Souza gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
Souza looks for a takedown but Valo sprawls well.
Valo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josue Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valo lands with a right hand.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt

and Valo lands a stunning uppercut that sends Souza to the mat!

Souza is rocked!

It looks like Josue Souza has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Valo is keen to just control but Souza is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza is looking to escape.
Valo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Souza actively working from the bottom here.

Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Valo throws a strike but Souza avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Valo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josue Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Souza shoots in and drives through. Valo sprawls well.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
A cross from Valo lands.
Souza blocks a head kick by Valo.

Souza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Valo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Valo pushes Souza off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Valo lands a high kick to the side of Souza's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Valo dives into guard, looking to finish.
Josue Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valo defends it easily.
Valo trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza throws his legs up looking for a submission but Valo uses it to pass to side control.
Souza tries to bench press Valo off him but Valo keeps the position.
Souza tries to escape but Valo is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Valo's best efforts.

Souza looking for submissions off his back.

Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Souza actively working from the bottom here.

Souza looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Valo pushes past his half guard into mount!
Souza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valo with shots to the head and body - Souza looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valo landing strikes from the mount and Souza is in trouble!
Oh Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Josue Souza's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Valo! Souza is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ville Valo!
Ville Valo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Clark (ranked 2068 p4p, 1739 weight class) and Dorian McSlide (ranked 133 p4p, 113 weight class). Joe Clark has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Clark
vs
McSlide

195 cm
40
309
28 - 13 - 0

199 cm
23
276
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dorian McSlide!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSlide connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clark's hands.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McSlide.
McSlide throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McSlide throws a lazy head kick
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McSlide takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Clark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McSlide keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
McSlide takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McSlide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McSlide throws a fast counter high kick but Clark manages to duck under it in time.
McSlide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
A little jabbing left from McSlide on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McSlide misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on McSlide's shoulder, as McSlide tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McSlide! But no joy.
Clark digs a good hook to McSlide's body.
Clark slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
McSlide jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McSlide avoids the body shot from Clark.
McSlide lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from McSlide misses.
Clark is looking to wear down McSlide with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McSlide connects with a single shot there.
McSlide moves away from the strike by Clark.
McSlide tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSlide takes one to the chin there.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McSlide.
McSlide throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Clark misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSlide throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Clark throws a hook but McSlide avoids it easily.
McSlide swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McSlide moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from McSlide does no damage.
Clark throws a body punch but McSlide moves out of range.
Clark blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSlide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from McSlide.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark lands a nice hook to McSlide's body. McSlide takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSlide.
McSlide lands with a kick to the temple. Clark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSlide avoids a kick to the body.
McSlide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clark moves out of range as McSlide strikes.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but McSlide slips the punch.
McSlide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McSlide momentarily.
McSlide plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Clark throws a series of strikes that have McSlide backpedaling.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
McSlide misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark swings for the body but McSlide moves out of range.
Clark avoids the head kick by McSlide.
McSlide just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark lands the left hand.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark scores with a shot to the body.
Clark dips to his left and cracks McSlide with an uppercut!
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McSlide pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Clark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice cross by Clark.
Clark takes a swing at McSlide's ribcage but misses.
McSlide takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
McSlide misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Clark misses its target.
McSlide avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks McSlide off balance momentarily.
McSlide throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from McSlide.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McSlide sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but McSlide is just out of range.
Clark looks to throw the jab but McSlide is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark dodges the punch combination from McSlide.
McSlide looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
McSlide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSlide.
Clark lands a glancing blow to the side of McSlide's head.
McSlide misses with a double jab.
McSlide lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McSlide at a distance.
Clark is looking to chop away at McSlide's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. McSlide does a little dance to reset his feet.
McSlide throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McSlide.
McSlide slips under a jab from Clark.
McSlide looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
McSlide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
As Clark backs off McSlide throws a huge counter combo but Clark manages to avoid it all.
Clark takes a swing at McSlide's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from McSlide misses.
Clark misses with an uppercut
and McSlide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McSlide misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSlide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
A little jabbing left from McSlide on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clark staying out of range there.
It looked like Clark wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McSlide throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSlide slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Clark misses with a leg kick
and McSlide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but McSlide is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McSlide might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Clark has got the better of the exchanges.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
McSlide moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark throws a right hand that misses
and McSlide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Joe Clark has been cut.

Clark gets a clinch.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McSlide blocks a punch to the side of the head.

McSlide manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a jab to the head.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from McSlide.
McSlide rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. McSlide moves away and avoids it.
McSlide unleashes a big counter combination but Clark bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McSlide throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clark misses with a left hand
and McSlide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clark walks into a jab.
McSlide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McSlide in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McSlide appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dorian McSlide will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark's cut.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Clark lands with a nice body kick.
McSlide bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clark's head backwards.
A jab from McSlide misses.
McSlide throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McSlide swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
A cross from McSlide lands.
McSlide pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark throws a leg kick but McSlide checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSlide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. McSlide moves away and avoids it.
McSlide misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
McSlide blocks a jab.
Clark lands a lovely overhand right.
Clark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McSlide! But no joy.
Clark walks into a jab.
McSlide moves out of range as Clark throws a body kick.
McSlide scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clark in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by McSlide.
McSlide tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark dodges the punch combination from McSlide.
Clark misses the jab.
McSlide looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSlide ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
McSlide raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McSlide works over Clark's head and body with a nice combination.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McSlide circles away quickly and effectively.
McSlide is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McSlide fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and McSlide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joe Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. McSlide does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McSlide! But no joy.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but McSlide ducks down to avoid it.
McSlide avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
letting McSlide counter with a right hand.
McSlide displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McSlide lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clark connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McSlide throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark slips a jab from McSlide.
McSlide thuds his right hand into Clark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McSlide misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark staying out of range there.
Clark swings for the body but McSlide moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for McSlide.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces McSlide off the cage and back into range.
McSlide throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dorian McSlide.
I think McSlide 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joe Clark!
Joe Clark really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that UnderGround Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.