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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ross Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Raymonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarke comes to the ring accompanied by Smack My Bitch Up. Ross Clarke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Raymonds!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke shoots in for a double leg but Raymonds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raymonds sprawls well. Raymonds wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clarke gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raymonds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clarke.
Raymonds gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clarke prevents Raymonds from getting back to his feet.
Raymonds manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymonds punching from mount but Clarke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clarke throwing hammer fists to the chest of Raymonds. What's that going to do exactly?
Raymonds punching from mount but Clarke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Raymonds sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Raymonds is landing with some decent strikes but Clarke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Raymonds looking to finish with strikes here!
Clarke wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Raymonds.
Raymonds punching from mount but Clarke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clarke gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymonds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Raymonds misses with a head shot. Clarke uses the momentum to regain guard.
Clarke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clarke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raymonds's head.
Clarke looks to land a strike but Raymonds avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clarke throws and elbow that misses. Raymonds uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clarke's guard. Nice move by Raymonds!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymonds throws and elbow that misses. Clarke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raymonds's guard. Nice move by Clarke!
Clarke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clarke distracts Raymonds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Clarke throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Clarke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raymonds keeping full guard, as Clarke tries to pass.
Clarke throws a strike but Raymonds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raymonds with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raymonds throwing strikes from guard but Clarke blocks nicely.
Raymonds throws and elbow that misses. Clarke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raymonds's guard. Nice move by Clarke!
Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Raymonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raymonds wants to stand but Clarke is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ross Clarke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clarke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raymonds is fending him off so far but Clarke persists. Nope, Raymonds circles away and we're back to standing.
Clarke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raymonds stuffs the takedown.
Raymonds lands a high kick!
Raymonds misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymonds misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raymonds.
Raymonds is looking to clinch.
Clarke tries for a takedown but Raymonds sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raymonds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Raymonds lands with a kick to the temple. Clarke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clarke.
Nice takedown defense from Raymonds. No joy for Clarke on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raymonds. Raymonds obviously looking to wear him down.
Raymonds stalks Clarke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clarke's face. Clarke staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raymonds can pounce on him.
Clarke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raymonds can pounce on him.
Raymonds misses with a wild combination.
Clarke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Raymonds throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clarke's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymonds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raymonds lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke avoids the head kick by Raymonds.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Raymonds shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raymonds, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Raymonds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Raymonds throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice sprawl there from Raymonds as Clarke shoots in.
Raymonds misses with a few strikes there.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raymonds moves away.
Clarke shoots in but no luck this time.
Raymonds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clarke's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Raymonds scores with a four punch combination!
Clarke misses with a combination
and Raymonds counters with a nice body shot.
Raymonds goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clarke misses with a takedown attempt
and Raymonds counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raymonds lands a big head kick that sends Clarke tumbling to the mat! Raymonds takes a step backwards and waves Clarke back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Clarke is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Raymonds.
Daniel Raymonds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raymonds lands a big head kick that sends Clarke tumbling to the mat! Raymonds takes a step backwards and waves Clarke back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Clarke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raymonds rushes Clarke with punches - Clarke moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Clarke goes down! Raymonds follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Raymonds!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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