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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Clayton Il (ranked 2031 p4p, 2735 weight class) and Elvis Park (ranked 250 p4p, 322 weight class). Elvis Park has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 cm 20 210 3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm 20 222 3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Good gas tank |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clayton Il! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Park! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Clayton Il throws a looping overhand right but Park ducks down to avoid it. We've been told by Clayton Il's head coaches at Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Clayton Il throws a right hand that misses
and Park counters with a nice uppercut. Clayton Il works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Elvis Park has been cut. Clayton Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Park moves away. Clayton Il swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Clayton Il scores with the left hand. Park knows he should have avoided that one. Clayton Il throws a poor cross that misses
and Clayton Il takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Park counters with a straight right hand. Clayton Il pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Park swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Clayton Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Park. Clayton Il thows a left - swing and a miss! The crowd cheers as Clayton Il lands an impressive looking overhand right. Park doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Park uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clayton Il.
Park lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Park dodges the punch combination from Clayton Il.
Park paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Clayton Il lands a nice looking kick to the body. Park takes a step back to recover. Park takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Good leg kick by Clayton Il. Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Park counters with a lovely straight right hand! Park slips a straight right by Clayton Il. Park tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clayton Il misses with a right hand and Park counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. John Clayton Il is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. An inside leg kick from Clayton Il misses. Park takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Clayton Il scores with a body shot.
Park lands an overhand right. Clayton Il misses with a body shot.
Clayton Il scores with a punch to the head. Clayton Il swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Park throws a counter combo. Clayton Il fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Nice body punch from Clayton Il. Clayton Il throws a front kick that sends Park stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Clayton Il scores with a sloppy right hand. Park should have avoided that one. Clayton Il misses with a body shot.
Park with the counter takedown but Clayton Il avoids it easily. Clayton Il shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. A little jabbing left from Park on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Park takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Clayton Il ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Park looks winded! Clayton Il scores with a shot to the body.
Park is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clayton Il listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Clayton Il cracks Park with a big right hand and Park goes down!
Park is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Clayton Il trying to stand up but can't free himself from Park's guard. Park is still in real trouble! Can Clayton Il finish him? Clayton Il slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Park seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clayton Il accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Clayton Il seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Park escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clayton Il gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Clayton Il looking to control the position here, rather than advance. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Clayton Il dominated that round. The cut man is working on Elvis Park's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Clayton Il looks to land a right hand but Park moved out of range. Clayton Il takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Park on the wrong end of a nice jab. Park avoids a lazy jab quite easily. It seemed like Park was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Clayton Il jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clayton Il scores with a nice strike. John Clayton Il seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Clayton Il throws a body shot but no joy. Clayton Il with a nice cross. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Clayton Il with a body punch. A glancing blow. Park uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Clayton Il misses with a hook. Park shoots in for a takedown but Clayton Il shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Clayton Il is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Park can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Clayton Il throws a quick inside leg kick. Park avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A jab lands there for Clayton Il.
That has opened up Elvis Park's cut even more. Park misses with a straight right. Clayton Il connects with a nice looking jab.
Park shoots and misses and Clayton Il scores with a counter punch that sends Park to the canvas! Clayton Il smells blood - he's punishing Park with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Park has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Clayton Il! During a confident post fight interview, John Clayton Il thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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