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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Seal (ranked 981 p4p, 589 weight class) and Lucas Clinton (ranked 82 p4p, 52 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Seal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seal closes the distance and clinches.
Clinton swings wildly with an uppercut but Seal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seal looking for a takedown.
Seal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clinton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clinton has a couple of punches blocked by Seal.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Seal has Clinton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clinton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Clinton on the inside.
I was talking to Seal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clinton misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinton lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Matt Seal has been cut.
Clinton misses with a punch to the body.
Seal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clinton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Seal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seal pulls guard effortlessly.
Clinton controlling from the top position.
Seal throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Seal can't keep his opponent in guard - Clinton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Seal makes his way to full guard, as Clinton worked for a kimura.
Clinton trying to control but Seal is working from the bottom.
Clinton postures up in Seal's guard and throws a big left but Seal blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Seal keeps moving.
Seal is trying to keep Clinton in close.
Seal looking for a sweep. Not yet Seal, not yet.
Seal is adopting a defensive guard.
Clinton is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Seal wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seal wants to clinch.
Clinton looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Seal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clinton was covering up waiting for the punch and Seal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seal wants to control from the top but Clinton keeps moving.
Seal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clinton has Seal pulled in close to control his posture.
Clinton looking to control.
Clinton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seal looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clinton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Seal.
Seal is trying to ground and pound but Clinton uses the momentary lack of control by Seal to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Seal in particular looking to stall.
Clinton trying to hold on to Seal's head to control him but Seal postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Seal wants to pass to mount but Clinton is defending the position.
Seal tries to stand and escape but Clinton is controlling the position.
Seal prevents Clinton from improving his position.
Seal tries to pass to full mount but Clinton defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clinton as he jumps to the side.
Seal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Seal tries to clinch but Clinton moves out of range.
Seal misses with a few strikes there.
Clinton throws a fast counter high kick but Seal manages to duck under it in time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seal.
Seal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clinton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Clinton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seal or perhaps it was just good defense by Clinton, which made it look bad.
Seal wants to clinch but Clinton slips to the side
and Clinton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clinton misses with a body kick.
Seal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Seal wants to stand but Clinton has his arm trapped.
Clinton tries to improve position but can't.
Seal working away.
Seal looking to control but instead Clinton has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Seal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Seal is just content to waste time from the top position. Clinton takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Clinton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Seal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Seal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Clinton controls Seal momentarily but Seal frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seal 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clinton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Seal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Seal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Clinton scores with a nice body kick.
Seal with a poor takedown
and Clinton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clinton misses with a looping left.
Clinton looks for the body kick but Seal saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Seal.
Seal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton throws the left hand but Seal avoids the punch easily.
Seal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Clinton misses with a head kick.
Seal rushes Clinton and presses him up against the cage.
Seal blocks an elbow strike.
Seal wants to take the fight to the mat but Clinton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Seal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton is pushing Seal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clinton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clinton has him pressed against the cage.
Seal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clinton to keep the fight standing.
Seal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clinton walks away with a smile on his face. Seal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Clinton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seal.
Seal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clinton connects with the punch.
Seal throws a chopping leg kick but Clinton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Clinton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clinton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clinton is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Clinton lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Seal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clinton avoids it really well and circles away.
Lucas Clinton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clinton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clinton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seal ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.
Seal thinks about countering with a head kick.
Seal shoots in looking for a takedown but Clinton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Seal fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton misses with a head kick.
Seal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clinton is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Clinton misses the jab.
A left lands for Clinton.
Clinton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seal.
Seal has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clinton as Seal tries to tie him up.
Seal pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seal fails to pull guard.
Clinton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for Clinton to work.
Seal tries for a takedown but Clinton manages to get underhooks.
Clinton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clinton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seal's elbow.
Seal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clinton prevents it.
Seal lands a nice uppercut.
Clinton gets underhooks to prevent Seal's takedown attempt.
Seal blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clinton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seal avoids a wild elbow strike from Clinton.
Clinton prevents a body shot from Seal.
Clinton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seal dodges an elbow strike from Clinton.
Seal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clinton gets tackled into the cage by Seal. Seal maintains the clinch.
Clinton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clinton tries a body shot but Seal blocks it.
Seal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clinton throws a punch but it's blocked by Seal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clinton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clinton has a couple of punches blocked by Seal.
Seal tries for a takedown but Clinton manages to get underhooks.
Clinton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clinton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seal trying to control the position but instead, Clinton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seal into the cage.
Clinton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seal tries to pull guard but Clinton won't allow it.
Clinton taking a breather.
Seal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clinton tries to throw a body punch but Seal avoids it by throwing Clinton back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Seal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clinton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clinton lands an elbow just above Seal 's eye.
Seal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clinton smiles and moves away.
Seal wants to clinch.
Seal fails with a takedown attempt.
Clinton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Clinton misses its intended target.
Clinton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seal tries to counter with a takedown but Clinton is quick to defend against it.
Clinton keeps the fight on the outside.
Clinton misses with a double jab
and Seal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seal misses with a wild combination.
Clinton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Seal blocks it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clinton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seal shoots in looking for a takedown. Clinton tries to sprawl out of it but Seal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clinton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Clinton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Seal'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. And we move into the final round!
Clinton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seal blocks a head kick by Clinton.
Matt Seal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seal shoots for a takedown but Clinton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clinton looks to land a right hand but Seal moved out of range.
Clinton keeps Seal at a distance using the push kick.
Clinton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Clinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matt Seal 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.
Seal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Seal shoots and misses
and Clinton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seal avoids the head kick by Clinton.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clinton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clinton is looking to land body kicks.
Seal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clinton is fending him off so far but Seal persists. Nope, Clinton circles away and we're back to standing.
Clinton is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Seal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seal misses with a takedown attempt
and Clinton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Seal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clinton pinned against the cage. Clinton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Clinton.
Seal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clinton defends well and Seal ends up having to push Clinton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clinton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lucas Clinton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clinton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clinton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clinton misses with some punches.
Seal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clinton blocks an elbow strike from Seal.
Clinton lands an elbow inside.
Seal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Seal jumps guard but Clinton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Seal manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Clinton misses.
Seal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seal misses with a head shot. Clinton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Clinton trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clinton is keeping the position for now.
Seal wants to control from the top but Clinton keeps moving.
Clinton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clinton is trying to control the position but Seal postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Seal lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick by Clinton misses
and Seal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Seal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clinton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seal closes the distance and clinches.
Clinton lands an elbow just above Seal 's eye.
Clinton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seal is trying to break the clinch but Clinton is controlling him.
Seal pushes off an throws an elbow but Clinton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seal.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clinton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clinton.
Seal blocks the elbow strike.
Seal pulls guard successfully.
Matt Seal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clinton is in close to Seal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Seal working for a triangle but Clinton defends it easily.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Seal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Seal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Seal keeps moving.
Clinton won't allow Seal to get back to his feet.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Seal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clinton leaves Seal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clinton follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Seal misses with a body kick.
Clinton throws a big counter head kick but Seal avoids it with no problem.
Seal tries to clinch up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clinton fakes the leg kick and cracks Seal in the body.
Clinton throws a sloppy head kick
and Seal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seal throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Clinton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seal ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.
Clinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clinton as he avoids it easily.
Seal is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clinton misses with a looping left.
Seal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clinton quickly recovers to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Clinton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clinton 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Clinton!
After winning the bout, Lucas Clinton 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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