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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 1076 p4p, 3888 weight class) and Dean Clarke (ranked 117 p4p, 349 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dean Clarke enters the cage!
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World class boxer
Very quick
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clarke.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clarke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clarke cracks Grant with an open hand slap.
Grant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant misses with a hook. Clarke ducked under it nicely.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clarke misses with a hook.
Grant was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grant darts in and clinches Clarke up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Clarke fails to land.
Clarke is trying to force a seperation but Grant has the dominant position.
Grant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
Clarke lands a left hand.
A short left from Grant.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grant.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grant obliges.
Clarke tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Clarke takes a shot to the head.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Grant.
Still in the clinch, Grant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant throws a hook but Clarke avoids it easily.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clarke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant misses with an uppercut. Clarke saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant checks a low kick from Clarke.
A jab from Grant misses.
Clarke slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant misses the jab.
Clarke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clarke's knee momentarily.
Clarke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clarke slips under a jab.
Grant moves into range and clinches up with Clarke.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clarke's face.
It looks like Dean Clarke has been cut.
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Grant.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clarke avoids it.
Clarke works on Grant's body with a couple of short punches.
Clarke is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Grant.
A head punch on the inside from Clarke fails to land.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Grant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Clarke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Grant misses.
Clarke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clarke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clarke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grant swings widly with a right hand
and Clarke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aubrey Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Clarke.
Grant feints a jab promting Clarke to slip. Grant then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clarke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clarke counters with a stiff right hand.
Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clarke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clarke throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Clarke misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant misses with a straight right.
Clarke throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Clarke scoring well with a low kick there.
Grant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grant's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Grant rushes Clarke and presses him up against the cage.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarke can do to turn this around?
Grant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clarke up against the cage.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Clarke avoids the damage to the body.
Clarke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clarke is trying to maintain a safe position but Grant gets an underhook and turns Clarke into the cage.
Clarke wants to break free but Grant has control.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Clarke.
Clarke tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
Grant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Grant.
Grant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clarke wants to break free but Grant has control.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clarke's efforts to push away.
Clarke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Grant misses with some punches.
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clarke throws a chopping leg kick but Grant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clarke throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Grant. That snapped Clarke's head back.
Grant throws a lazy uppercut
and Clarke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Clarke.
Clarke cracks Grant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Clarke misses its intended target.
Clarke misses with a low kick.
It looked like Grant was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clarke.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clarke was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Grant wants to clinch up but Clarke keeps it at a distance.
Grant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Clarke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant misses with a combination
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Clarke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Grant coming out on top.
Grant takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Grant misses.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clarke throws out the jab.
Clarke throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Grant there.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clarke counters with an outside leg kick.
Clarke moves away from the strike by Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Clarke counters with a stiff right hand.
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Clarke counters with a good low kick that Grant was not able to check.
Clarke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Grant blocks a jab.
Grant tries to clinch there but Clarke circles away.
Grant checks a leg kick.
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Clarke connects with a jab.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clarke connects with an inside leg kick.
Clarke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clarke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarke lands with an uppercut that bounces Grant off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Clarke tries to keep at a distance but Grant has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clarke fails to land.
Grant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Clarke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grant's head.
Clarke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clarke with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Grant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Clarke is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clarke 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Clarke!
After winning the bout, Dean Clarke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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