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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 2062 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Hudson Clarkson (ranked 245 p4p, 275 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hudson Clarkson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orel lands with a good body shot.
Clarkson walks into a straight right hand from Orel.
Clarkson moves out of range as Orel strikes.
Clarkson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Orel defends it well.
Orel misses with a looping left.
Orel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clarkson in his tracks.
Orel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orel looks to throw the jab but Clarkson is out of range.
Clarkson moves away from the strike by Orel.
A swing and a miss from Orel.
It seemed like Clarkson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orel scores with a nice right hand.
Adam Orel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel with a nice cross.
Orel throws out a loose jab but Clarkson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orel throws a shot to the body.
Orel throws a hook but Clarkson avoids it easily.
Clarkson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Orel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clarkson under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Orel misses its intended target.
Clarkson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orel misses the jab.
Clarkson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orel thuds a left hand into Clarkson's body.
Orel misses with a left hand
and Clarkson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orel misses with a looping right.
Clarkson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orel.
Clarkson slips a straight right by Orel.
Clarkson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orel misses with a straight right.
Orel throws a poor cross that misses
and Clarkson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel looking to throw knees to the head but Clarkson is blocking nicely.
Orel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orel lands a hook that snaps the head of Clarkson backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Orel.
Clarkson can't find room to land a body shot as Orel controls the action.
Clarkson blocks an uppercut.
Clarkson tries to break free but Orel pushes him back against the cage.
Orel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Orel.
Orel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clarkson manages to pull guard.
Clarkson working a defensive guard here.
Orel 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.
Clarkson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel is fighting to break Clarkson's control of his arms but Clarkson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Orel content to stall in guard here.
Clarkson controls Orel momentarily but Orel frees himself.
Orel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarkson wants to counter the offense by Orel and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orel throws a hook but Clarkson avoids it easily.
And Clarkson tries to counter it with a takedown but Orel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Orel clinches up against the cage.
Clarkson tries to pull guard but Orel won't allow it.
Clarkson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clarkson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Orel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Orel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Orel looks to land a left hand but Clarkson moved out of range nicely.
Clarkson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Orel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Orel misses.
Clarkson tries to counter with a clinch but Orel shakes him off and moves away.
Clarkson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orel lands with a straight right. Clarkson didn't see that one coming.
Orel instigates a clinch.
Clarkson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orels head.
Orel lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel dominated that round.
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.
Orel misses the jab.
Clarkson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orel.
Clarkson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Orel with a body shot.
Orel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarkson can do to turn this around?
Orel lands a jab.
Orel throws a series of punches but Clarkson avoids them all with ease.
Adam Orel is winning the standup battle so far.
Orel with a nice cross.
Clarkson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orel misses with a hook
and Clarkson counters by moving into the clinch.
Orel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clarkson blocks it with crossed arms.
Clarkson has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson throws a punch but it's blocked by Orel.
Orel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Orel.
Clarkson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Orel.
Clarkson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson jumps into guard, dragging Orel to the mat.
Orel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hudson Clarkson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarkson ducks under a wild hook from Orel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clarkson! But no joy.
Orel throws a good cross that connects.
Orel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clarkson.
A swing and a miss from Orel.
Orel pushes Clarkson up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarkson being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson tries to pull guard but Orel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Orel throws a head punch that misses.
Clarkson jumps guard but Orel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clarkson can't get the takedown.
Adam Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hudson Clarkson.
Orel tries a knee to the head but Clarkson blocks it.
Clarkson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Orel blocking some punches.
Orel can't find room to land a body shot as Clarkson controls the action.
Orel with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hudson Clarkson has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarkson.
Orel working aggressively here.
Orel landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Orel to work.
Orel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orel lands a nice uppercut.
Orel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orel lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarkson jumps guard and drags Orel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Clarkson looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarkson, not yet.
Clarkson is trying to keep Orel in close.
Clarkson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orel's guard.
Clarkson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Orel misses with an uppercut. Clarkson saw that one coming.
Orel swings widly with a right hand
and Clarkson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hudson Clarkson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Clarkson.
Clarkson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarkson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clarkson slips a straight right by Orel.
Orel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clarkson walks into a left hand.
Clarkson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orel.
Orel throws a big shot that misses.
Clarkson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarkson's head backwards.
Orel lands a nice hook to Clarkson's body. Clarkson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clarkson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clarkson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clarkson scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarkson wants to counter with a clinch but Orel pushes him away.
Nice body punch from Orel.
Orel misses with a lunging right hand
and Clarkson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Orel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarkson unleashes a big counter combination but Orel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Orel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Orel misses with an uppercut. Clarkson saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Clarkson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Orel throws a poor cross that misses
and Clarkson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orel throws an off balance right hand
and Clarkson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orel misses the jab.
Orel throws a hook but Clarkson avoids it easily.
Clarkson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orel misses with a looping left.
Clarkson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Orel connects with a looping right hand.
Hudson Clarkson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orel throws a lazy right hand but Clarkson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clarkson wants to counter the offense by Orel and move into the clinch position.
A big left from Orel misses.
Clarkson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Orel throws a jab but it's blocked by Clarkson.
A telegraphed right hand from Orel misses the target.
It seemed like Clarkson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orel throws out a powerful jab.
Clarkson slips a straight right by Orel.
Clarkson tries to counter with a clinch but Orel shakes him off and moves away.
Clarkson slips under a jab.
Clarkson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orel throws a hook but Clarkson blocks it.
Clarkson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Orel misses the jab.
Clarkson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Clarkson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Orel misses the target.
Orel punishes Clarkson's body with a nice straight punch.
Orel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orel missing with a left hand there. Clarkson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarkson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clarkson! But no joy.
Clarkson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orel misses the jab.
It seemed like Clarkson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clarkson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clarkson.
Clarkson slips a jab from Orel.
Clarkson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clarkson slips under a jab from Orel.
Clarkson with the counter takedown but Orel avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Clarkson.
Adam Orel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orel misses with a straight right.
Orel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clarkson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarkson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarkson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orel prevents a body shot from Clarkson.
Clarkson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clarkson lands with a left to the head.
Clarkson misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarkson throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Orel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Orel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orel, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Orel!
In defeat, Hudson Clarkson stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win some and you lose some, hats off to my opponent he came prepared and was the better fighter tonight.'.
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