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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clay (ranked 1922 p4p, 2203 weight class) and Thomas Bolleke (ranked 261 p4p, 300 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bolleke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Clay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrew Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bolleke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Clay lands with a cross.
Clay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolleke.
Clay misses with a double jab
and Bolleke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clay swings for the body but Bolleke moves out of range.
Clay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay slips a straight right by Bolleke.
Clay cracks Bolleke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clay tries to move into range but Bolleke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been informed that Bolleke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Bolleke.
Bolleke moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolleke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clay takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses with a hook
and Bolleke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clay throws a lazy uppercut
and Bolleke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Andrew Clay has been cut.
Clay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bolleke throws a right hand that misses
and Clay counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrew Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clay misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Clay.
Bolleke throws out a powerful jab.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Clay misses with a looping right.
Clay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolleke.
Clay scores with a jab.
Bolleke scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke lands a glancing blow to the side of Clay's head.
Clay is looking to clinch but Bolleke is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bolleke throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clay. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolleke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Clay.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolleke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clay misses with a lunging right hand
and Bolleke counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Bolleke finds it's target.
Bolleke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Clay avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
Clay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab lands there for Bolleke.
Nice defenses there by Bolleke.
It seemed like Bolleke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Clay catches Bolleke right on the button with a cross.
Clay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Clay catches Bolleke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolleke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Bolleke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
Bolleke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clay lands a right hook to the body.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Bolleke throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolleke blocks a jab.
Bolleke digs a good body shot into Clay's ribs.
Clay misses with a left hand
and Bolleke counters with a stiff right hand.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolleke.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Bolleke saw that one coming.
Bolleke feints the counter takedown.
Clay misses with a body shot.
Bolleke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Clay wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clay. Clay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bolleke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Clay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bolleke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke throws a hook but Clay blocks it.
A shot to the body from Clay misses
and Bolleke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Clay throws a nice looking combination but Bolleke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Bolleke is out of range.
Bolleke throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolleke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bolleke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clay.
Clay staying out of range there.
Clay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Bolleke catches Clay right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Clay's cut.
That's time! Clay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bolleke thuds his right hand into Clay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clay throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
Bolleke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clay's head.
Clay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
An attempted straight right counter from Clay misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Clay.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolleke misses the jab.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clay.
Nice shot by Bolleke.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
and Bolleke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Bolleke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bolleke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bolleke takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Clay.
Bolleke takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Clay misses the target.
Bolleke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clay lands with a nice combination. Bolleke backs away looking to recover.
Bolleke throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Clay counter with a right hand.
Clay avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Clay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas Bolleke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolleke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bolleke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Bolleke is out of range.
Clay misses with a hook
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolleke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolleke throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolleke misses with a hook.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke connects with a right hand. Clay shakes it off.
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolleke moves out of range as Clay strikes.
Clay moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Clay throws a big counter combination but Bolleke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Clay might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Clay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clay.
Clay throws the left hand but Bolleke avoids the punch easily.
Bolleke throws a body shot but no joy.
Clay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolleke. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolleke.
Clay slips under a jab from Bolleke.
Clay lands a slapping body shot.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Clay moved out of range.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the body
letting Clay counter with a right hand.
Clay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolleke circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolleke with the counter takedown but Clay avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Clay misses its intended target.
Bolleke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a big shot that misses.
Clay throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Clay is just out of range.
Bolleke misses with a hook. Clay ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clay walks into a jab.
Clay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bolleke to score with a decent uppercut.
Bolleke defending well as Clay loads up on a big left hand.
Bolleke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clay slips a jab from Bolleke.
Bolleke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bolleke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bolleke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clay lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolleke throws a hook but Clay blocks it.
Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Bolleke is out of range.
Bolleke connects with a jab.
Bolleke throws the left hand but Clay avoids the punch easily.
Clay throwing a counter right hand but Bolleke manages to avoid it.
Clay throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
Bolleke misses with a straight right.
Clay misses with a straight left.
Bolleke throws a jab when Clay was well out of range.
Bolleke gets tackled into the cage by Clay. Clay maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clay pulls guard effortlessly.
Bolleke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Clay's guard.
Bolleke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clay's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrew Clay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bolleke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bolleke looks to throw the jab but Clay is out of range.
Bolleke swings widly with a right hand
and Clay counters with a three punch combo that has Bolleke backing up. Bolleke nods at Clay to acknowledge the strikes.
Clay throws a lazy uppercut
and Bolleke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clay tries to clinch there but Bolleke circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Clay. Those never looked like landing.
Bolleke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bolleke moves away from the strike by Clay.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
Clay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolleke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clay under the eye.
Bolleke digs a good body shot into Clay's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolleke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clay pinned against the cage. Clay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke has his takedown stuffed
and Clay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bolleke gets underhooks to prevent Clay's takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clay misses with the head strike.
Clay lands with a light punch inside.
Bolleke is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Clay can't fight it off and eventually Bolleke manages to take the fight to the floor. Clay looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bolleke throwing strikes from guard but Clay blocks nicely.
Clay wants to sweep here but Bolleke controlling him for the moment.
Andrew Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Clay looking to control but Bolleke passes into half guard.
Bolleke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bolleke is keen to just control but Clay is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke is thwarting Clay's attempts to control the position.
Bolleke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clay trying to hold on to Bolleke's head to control him but Bolleke postures up.
Clay wants to improve his position but Bolleke is controlling well.
Bolleke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bolleke working Clay over with strikes.
Bolleke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clay controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Clay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolleke is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolleke throwing shots but Clay is blocking nicely.
Thomas Bolleke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bolleke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Bolleke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bolleke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Bolleke!
A very excited looking Thomas Bolleke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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