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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kownacki (ranked 3501 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Clarke (ranked 4492 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Clarke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Kownacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mike Kownacki has been cut.
Clarke with a hook.
Kownacki blocks a head kick by Clarke.
Kownacki lands a nice looking body shot.
Kownacki keeps the fight on the outside.
Clarke is looking to clinch but Kownacki is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Clarke. Those never looked like landing.
Kownacki throws a big counter combination but Clarke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Kownacki avoids them all with ease.
Kownacki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jack Clarke has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Kownacki.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Kownacki avoids nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clarke tries to clinch up but Kownacki circles away and keeps his distance.
As Clarke looks to move away, Kownacki throws a big counter combo but Clarke just gets out of the way.
Clarke wants to clinch up but Kownacki keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Kownacki misses its target.
Kownacki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kownacki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kownacki misses with a wild combination.
Clarke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clarke tries to clinch up but Kownacki circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kownacki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clarke.
Clarke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kownacki lands a glancing blow to the side of Clarke's head.
Kownacki moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Clarke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clarke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kownacki fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clarke tries to clinch but Kownacki moves out of range.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kownacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clarke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses
and Kownacki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clarke looks winded!
Clarke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kownacki counters with a right hand to the body.
Kownacki stalks Clarke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clarke's face. Clarke staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up Jack Clarke's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kownacki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clarke tries to clinch up but Kownacki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kownacki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kownacki slips a jab from Clarke.
A little feinted left hand from Kownacki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Jack Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kownacki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kownacki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kownacki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Kownacki jabs Clarke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Kownacki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kownacki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kownacki tries to bum rush Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarke tries to clinch but Kownacki is having none of it.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kownacki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kownacki throws a series of punches but Clarke moves out of range.
A big right from Clarke misses.
Kownacki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kownacki misses with a double jab.
Kownacki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kownacki throws a looping overhand right but Clarke ducks down to avoid it.
Kownacki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The cut above Jack Clarke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Kownacki.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Kownacki moves out of range.
Kownacki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clarke.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Kownacki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kownacki misses with a series of wild punches.
Clarke is looking for the big counter here.
Kownacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Clarke does no damage.
Clarke ducks right into an uppercut from Kownacki.
Kownacki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clarke.
Kownacki blocks a head kick by Clarke.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kownacki scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Kownacki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clarke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clarke misses with a head kick.
Kownacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kownacki takes a swing at Clarke's ribcage but misses.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Kownacki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kownacki swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kownacki misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Clarke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kownacki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Clarke misses with a few strikes there.
Mike Kownacki is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarke tries to clinch up.
Kownacki just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clarke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kownacki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Kownacki is looking to wear down Clarke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kownacki throws a series of punches but Clarke moves out of range.
Kownacki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarke can do to turn this around?
Kownacki looks to land a combination but Clarke avoids it well.
Kownacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kownacki dodges the punch combination from Clarke.
Kownacki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kownacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kownacki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clarke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kownacki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kownacki.
Kownacki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke moves in looking to clinch but Kownacki pushes him off.
As Clarke looks to move away, Kownacki throws a big counter combo but Clarke just gets out of the way.
Kownacki cracks Clarke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Kownacki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kownacki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kownacki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kownacki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kownacki misses with the combination.
Clarke tries to clinch but Kownacki is having none of it.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses.
Clarke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kownacki scores with a one two! Clarke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kownacki ducks right into an uppercut from Clarke.
Clarke cracks Kownacki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke moves in looking to clinch but Kownacki pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Kownacki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Kownacki avoids nicely.
Clarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kownacki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clarke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Kownacki avoids them all with ease.
Kownacki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kownacki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kownacki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clarke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kownacki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clarke.
Kownacki digs a good body shot into Clarke's ribs.
Kownacki misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to clinch but Kownacki moves out of range.
Clarke tries a head kick but it misses.
Kownacki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kownacki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clarke works over Kownacki's head and body with a nice combination.
Clarke misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Kownacki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike Kownacki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kownacki works over Clarke's head and body with a nice combination.
Clarke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kownacki throws a series of punches but Clarke moves out of range.
Jab from Clarke.
Kownacki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clarke wants to clinch.
Kownacki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kownacki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kownacki throws a series of punches but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clarke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clarke is looking to clinch.
Clarke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kownacki throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kownacki here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kownacki connects with a body shot.
Kownacki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kownacki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Clarke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kownacki looks to land a combination but Clarke avoids it well.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Kownacki avoids nicely.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Kownacki misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Kownacki does no damage.
Kownacki slips a jab and a cross from Clarke.
Kownacki lands a head shot.
Clarke throws a head kick but Kownacki moves out of range.
As Clarke looks to move away, Kownacki throws a big counter combo but Clarke just gets out of the way.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kownacki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Kownacki.
Kownacki moves away from the strike by Clarke.
Kownacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kownacki stuns Clarke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kownacki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kownacki lands a jab-cross combination.
Kownacki throws a series of punches but Clarke moves out of range.
Kownacki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clarke.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Kownacki.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Kownacki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clarke was well out of range. Poor timing from Kownacki.
Clarke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kownacki.
Clarke tries to clinch but Kownacki moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kownacki misses the target.
Clarke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kownacki.
Kownacki works Clarke's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Kownacki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clarke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Kownacki avoids nicely.
Kownacki fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarke wants to clinch up but Kownacki keeps it at a distance.
Kownacki cracks Clarke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kownacki with a nice cross.
Kownacki keeps the fight on the outside.
Kownacki is looking for a counter combo.
Kownacki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clarke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A leg kick checked by Kownacki.
Kownacki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Clarke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kownacki on the side of the head.
Kownacki slips a jab and a cross from Clarke.
Kownacki throws a series of punches but Clarke avoids them all with ease.
Kownacki looks to land a left hand but Clarke moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands the left hand.
Clarke wants to clinch up but Kownacki keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kownacki, as that shot connected.
Kownacki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kownacki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kownacki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
Clarke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Kownacki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarke tries to clinch there but Kownacki circles away.
Clarke moves in looking to clinch but Kownacki pushes him off.
Kownacki throws a right and a left that Clarke avoids nicely.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Kownacki avoids nicely.
Kownacki throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Kownacki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kownacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kownacki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clarke.
Kownacki sets himself, and Clarke steps forward looking for the clinch! Kownacki avoids it this time.
Kownacki takes one on the button.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Kownacki avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kownacki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke misses with a two punch combination.
Kownacki dodges the punch combination from Clarke.
Kownacki misses the shot to the body.
Kownacki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clarke is looking to clinch but Kownacki is avoiding it.
Kownacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Kownacki.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Kownacki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clarke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clarke misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Kownacki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kownacki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Kownacki!
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