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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Clark (ranked 2366 p4p, 1657 weight class) and David Dilbrandt (ranked 130 p4p, 93 weight class). Dilbrandt has chosen Rock the Dragon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark scores with a three punch combo!
Dilbrandt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dilbrandt is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Clark tries to clinch up.
Dilbrandt connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dilbrandt.
Clark checks a low kick from Dilbrandt.
Clark moves out of range as Dilbrandt strikes.
Clark tests Dilbrandt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt tests Clark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Clark misses with a body shot
and Dilbrandt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clark misses with a combination
and Dilbrandt counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark scores with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Clark misses with an elbow over the top.
Clark breaks the clinch.
Dilbrandt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Clark misses with a double jab
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clark pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dilbrandt back to the cage. Clark follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dilbrandt scores with a jab. Clark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clark moves into range and clinches up with Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark.
As Clark backs off Dilbrandt throws a huge counter combo but Clark manages to avoid it all.
Clark lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Clark misses.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark lands with a nice combination. Dilbrandt backs away looking to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Clark blocks the leg kick.
Clark throwing a counter right hand but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
Clark connects with a nice looking jab.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Kurt Clark has been cut.
Dilbrandt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Dilbrandt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dilbrandt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dilbrandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark scores with a hook.
Dilbrandt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clark thinking.
Dilbrandt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dilbrandt blocks a jab.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Clark does it's job there.
Clark tries to clinch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dilbrandt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Clark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Clark's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Clark tries to clinch
and Dilbrandt counters with a straight right hand.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark misses with a body shot
and Dilbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark looks to land a combination but Dilbrandt avoids it well.
Dilbrandt misses with a double jab
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Dilbrandt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dilbrandt is looking to chop away at Clark's legs.
Dilbrandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Clark throws a series of punches but Dilbrandt avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Dilbrandt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kurt Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark lands a jab to the head.
Kurt Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Dilbrandt throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Dilbrandt does it's job there.
Dilbrandt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dilbrandt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dilbrandt dodges the punch combination from Clark.
Dilbrandt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Clark went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark counters with a two punch combo.
Dilbrandt avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a low kick but Clark moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Dilbrandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilbrandt.
Clark wants to clinch
letting Dilbrandt counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Dilbrandt misses the target.
Dilbrandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dilbrandt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dilbrandt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clark scores with the left hand. Dilbrandt knows he should have avoided that one.
Dilbrandt throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a left to the body.
Dilbrandt motions for Clark to come forward. Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clark's head backwards.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dilbrandt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dilbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilbrandt.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dilbrandt counters with a left to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Clark went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dilbrandt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dilbrandt lands a body shot.
Clark sizes up Dilbrandt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark's corner calls for a 1-2. Clark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Dilbrandt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kurt 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!
Dilbrandt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.
Dilbrandt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark throws a right and a left that Dilbrandt avoids nicely.
Clark rushes Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dilbrandt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Clark.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dilbrandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
and Dilbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Dilbrandt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clark checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt punishes Clark's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dilbrandt misses the target.
Dilbrandt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clark under the eye.
Clark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Dilbrandt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Dilbrandt misses.
Clark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clark defending well as Dilbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
Dilbrandt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilbrandt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kurt Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Dilbrandt.
A lazy left from Dilbrandt finds it's target.
Nice cross by Clark.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Dilbrandt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt fails to pull guard.
Dilbrandt jumps guard but Clark stands there with Dilbrandt around his waist. Dilbrandt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dilbrandt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kurt Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Dilbrandt.
Clark gets through Dilbrandt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.
Clark misses with a hook
and Dilbrandt counters with a straight right hand.
Dilbrandt avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark backing away here, and Dilbrandt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Clark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark tries to clinch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dilbrandt misses with a two punch combination.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dilbrandt has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dilbrandt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Dilbrandt.
I think Dilbrandt 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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