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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Clark (ranked 1392 p4p, 1243 weight class) and Damen Mayer (ranked 73 p4p, 63 weight class). Corey Clark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Clark !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damen Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Clark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mayer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Mayer throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Mayer lands with a shot to the body.
Clark throws the left hand but Mayer avoids the punch easily.
Mayer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayer.
Mayer throws a hook to the side of Clark 's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Clark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer has managed to clinch.
Clark looking to slow down the pace here.
Mayer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mayer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayer pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark cracks a nice hook into Mayer's ribs.
Mayer looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
Mayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Mayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayer takes the fight into the clinch.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayer.
Mayer slips a straight right by Clark .
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab when Mayer was well out of range.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Mayer.
Mayer rushes Clark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clark fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clark scores with the left hand. Mayer knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Mayer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Corey Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
A left lands for Clark .
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mayer misses.
Clark feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Mayer.
Mayer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayer swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Clark gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mayer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mayer won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
Clark controlling the position.
Mayer stopping the sweep attempt from Clark .
Clark keeping full guard, as Mayer tries to pass.
Clark pulls Mayer in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clark keeping full guard, as Mayer tries to pass.
Clark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayer is one step ahead there.
Clark is working hard here to advance position.
Clark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayer's guard.
Mayer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clark throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damen Mayer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.
Corey Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayer is just out of range.
Clark throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
And Mayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Clark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mayer takes a swing at Clark 's ribcage but misses.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Clark throws a jab when Mayer was well out of range.
Mayer moves away from the strike by Clark .
And Mayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Clark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Clark swings away with a body shot that misses
so Mayer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayer manages to get himself to full guard.
Clark scoring with some ground and pound.
Damen Mayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mayer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clark throws an elbow that misses. Mayer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clark 's guard. Nice move by Mayer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark is pulling down on Mayer's head to control his posture.
Clark keeping full guard, as Mayer tries to pass.
Clark is pulling down on Mayer's head. It's preventing any offense from Mayer, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mayer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Clark 's guard.
Clark tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mayer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Clark is looking to improve his position but Mayer isn't that keen on the idea.
Clark sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark is pressing down on Mayer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clark is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mayer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mayer has hold of Clark 's hands but Clark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clark takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clark connects with a nice short shot to Mayer's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark working over Mayer with some ground and pound. Mayer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clark working over Mayer with some ground and pound. Mayer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clark lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark lands strikes from half guard.
Mayer actively working from the bottom here.
Clark lands strikes from half guard.
Mayer has hold of Clark 's hands but Clark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mayer has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Clark working over Mayer with some ground and pound. Mayer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mayer has hold of Clark 's hands but Clark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mayer taking some punishment here, with Clark in his half guard.
Clark takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Clark dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clark lands with a hook. Mayer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clark closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mayer is looking for a sweep.
Clark in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clark is putting a hurting on Mayer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mayer dodges the ground and pound from Clark .
Clark working the strikes but Mayer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Clark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clark .
Mayer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayer can do to turn this around?
Clark throws a strike but Mayer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayer drops back looking for a leg! Clark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clark manages to kick Mayer off! Mayer jumps back into Clark 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clark is on top in guard.
Mayer working for a triangle but Clark defends it easily.
Clark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark is working Mayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark postures up in Mayer's guard and throws a big left but Mayer blocks it.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Clark is working Mayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark throws a strike but Mayer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayer is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clark holds on and takes a little breather.
Mayer won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clark is on top in guard.
Clark is in close to Mayer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clark is in close to Mayer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mayer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clark defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Mayer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clark throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Clark stacks Mayer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Clark !
Mayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark lands a nice forearm strike.
Mayer taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Clark !
A less than humble Corey Clark misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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RATING
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