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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Harinck (ranked 3320 p4p, 4079 weight class) and Dean Clarke (ranked 315 p4p, 359 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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World class MT
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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck looks to throw the jab but Clarke is out of range.
Clarke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harinck misses with a straight left.
Harinck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clarke.
Clarke tries to score with a low kick but Harinck moves his leg out of the way.
Harinck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harinck misses with a looping left.
Clarke connects with a single shot there.
Clarke slips a jab from Harinck.
Harinck throws a jab but it's blocked by Clarke.
Harinck throws a hook but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke lands a jab.
Harinck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck pushes Clarke up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke taking a breather.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Clarke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clarke is looking to chop away at Harinck's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck moves into the clinch successfully.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harinck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clarke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke is stalling here.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clarke blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Harinck.
Harinck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harinck tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harinck counters with a straight right hand.
Harinck scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harinck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clarke, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harinck is looking to clinch but Clarke is avoiding it.
Harinck throws a hook but Clarke avoids it easily.
Harinck misses with an uppercut
and Clarke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harinck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harinck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Clarke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clarke slips under a jab.
A left lands for Clarke.
Harinck misses with a lunging right hand
and Clarke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clarke misses with a right hand
and Harinck counters by clinching up.
Harinck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Harinck misses the target.
The fighters circling - Harinck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke tried to score with a low kick but Harinck checks it.
It looked like Harinck was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clarke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clarke throws a solid leg kick but Harinck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clarke.
Harinck misses with a right hand
and Clarke counters with a stiff right hand.
Clarke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harinck misses the jab.
Clarke staying out of range there.
Harinck throws a jab but it's blocked by Clarke.
Harinck instigates a clinch.
Harinck misses with some punches.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harinck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clarke under the eye.
Clarke throws a leg kick but Harinck moved away.
Harinck closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Clarke.
Clarke tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it.
Clarke blocking some punches.
Clarke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tommy Harinck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarkes head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clarke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clarke tries to break the clinch but Harinck is controlling the position.
Harinck has Clarke pressed against the cage, preventing Clarke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clarke is trying to push Harinck away but Harinck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harinck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clarke defending well as Harinck loads up on a big left hand.
Clarke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harinck.
Clarke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harinck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clarke under the eye.
Clarke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harinck is looking to counter punch.
Harinck misses with a looping left.
Clarke keeps the fight on the outside.
Clarke blocks a jab.
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Harinck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck avoids the body shot from Clarke.
A big left from Harinck misses.
Harinck misses with a left hand
and Clarke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clarke throws a low kick but Harinck avoids it.
Clarke misses with a right hand
and Harinck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harinck misses the shot to the body.
Clarke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harinck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harinck.
A countering left hand to the body from Clarke misses.
Harinck throws a hook but Clarke blocks it.
Harinck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Harinck.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Harinck.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Harinck saw that one coming.
Harinck throws an overhand right that lands on Clarke's shoulder, as Clarke tries to avoid the shot.
Clarke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harinck's hands.
Clarke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Harinck dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Harinck.
Harinck clinches up against the cage.
Harinck prevents Clarke from breaking the clinch.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clarke tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it.
Clarke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clarke lands a left hand.
Harinck trying to stall but Clarke improves his position.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck lands a body shot.
Harinck tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Harinck.
Clarke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clarke takes a shot to the head.
Clarke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dean Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarkes head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck lands a body shot.
Clarke can't break the clinch.
Clarke working aggressively here.
Clarke avoids the elbow strike from Harinck, against the cage.
A short right from Harinck on the inside.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harinck's elbow.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Clarke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harinck's elbow.
Harinck pushes Clarke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clarke is trying to stall.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Harinck.
Clarke misses with a low kick.
Harinck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harinck clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harinck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarke blocks an uppercut.
Harinck lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harinck as Clarke tries to tie him up.
A short right from Harinck.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clarke wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harinck backwards.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
Clarke pushes Harinck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Clarke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
Tommy Harinck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harinck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harinck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
Our winner, Tommy Harinck, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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