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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Douglas (ranked 2991 p4p, 2507 weight class) and Lewis Clarke (ranked 368 p4p, 312 weight class). Lewis Clarke acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Clarke!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clarke. Clarke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clarke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke scores with a hook.
Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Douglas.
Lewis Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Clarke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clarke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Douglass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clarke scores with a nice right hand.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke moves out of range of the strikes.
Clarke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Douglas throws a hook but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Clarke.
Clarke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Clarke. Beautiful body shot.
Clarke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clarke.
Douglas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Douglas connects with a looping right hand.
Douglas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Douglas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Clarke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Douglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clarke scores with the left hand. Douglas knows he should have avoided that one.
Clarke with the inside leg kick.
Clarke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from Clarke.
Clarke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Douglas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Clarke.
Clarke has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice shot by Clarke.
Douglas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas is looking to counter punch.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Clarke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Douglas eats them both and turns towards Clarke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Clarke slips under a jab from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clarke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clarke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clarke cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Douglas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clarke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clarke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Douglas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Clarke throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Douglas is looking for a counter combo.
Douglas slips under a jab from Clarke.
Clarke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clarke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clarke throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Clarke lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
Clarke tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Douglas.
Clarke misses with a low kick.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clarke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Clarke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clarke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Douglas's hands.
Douglas swings for the body but Clarke moves out of range.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clarke.
Clarke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Douglas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clarke misses with a looping left.
Douglas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clarke throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Clarke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clarke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke lands a jab to the nose.
Clarke misses with a body kick.
Clarke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Douglas's head.
Clarke scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Clarke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Clarke jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas misses the jab.
Clarke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clarke slips under a jab.
Clarke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Lewis Clarke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Clarke is out of range.
Clarke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clarke lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clarke throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Clarke scores with the left hand. Douglas knows he should have avoided that one.
Clarke throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Clarke connects with a body shot.
A big left from Clarke misses.
Douglas defending well as Clarke loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clarke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Clarke - just one landing.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clarke unleashes a big counter combination but Douglas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clarke sizes up Douglas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Clarke's head but Clarke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Douglas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas lands a really nice looking cross but Clarke seems unphased.
Clarke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douglas misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
Douglas throws a poor cross that misses
and Clarke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke scores with a hook.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Clarke moves away and avoids it.
Douglas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Douglas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Clarke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Clarke misses.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
Douglas misses with an uppercut
and Clarke counters with a nice body shot.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Douglas misses with the combination.
Clarke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
It looked like Douglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Clarke lands with a good body shot.
Clarke sizes up Douglas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clarke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Douglas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clarke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clarke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clarke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clarke scores with a jab.
Clarke scores with a hook.
Clarke cracks Douglas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clarke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clarke scores with a one two! Douglas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Douglas is rocked!
Clarke looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas throwing a counter right hand but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Oh Douglas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clarke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Douglas seems to have got his legs back now.
A low kick from Clarke misses
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas checks a leg kick.
Clarke tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Clarke.
Clarke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arthur Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a right hand that misses
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
Clarke thuds a left hand into Douglas's body.
Clarke swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Douglas misses with a body punch
enabling Clarke to counter with a crisp jab.
Clarke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Clarke misses with a two punch combination.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands with a good body shot.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Douglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Lewis Clarke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Clarke.
Clarke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
A nice side step and Clarke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Clarke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clarke throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Clarke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Douglas drops Clarke with a beautiful combination! Clarke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Douglas is looking for the KO!
It looks like Lewis Clarke 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!
Douglas misses with a hook. Clarke ducked under it nicely.
Clarke staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clarke.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke 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.
Clarke throws a shot to the body.
Clarke lands a jab to the nose.
Douglas fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Clarke is rocked!
Douglas staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clarke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Douglas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Douglas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
An attempted straight right counter from Douglas misses the target.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clarke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Clarke!
Lewis Clarke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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