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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malik might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stronger. 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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185 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Clark!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark wants to clinch up but Malik keeps it at a distance.
Clark clinches up with Malik and pushes him back against the cage.
Malik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malik wants a takedown.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark pushes off an throws an elbow but Malik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Malik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clark pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clark has managed to clinch.
Malik tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Malik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clark walks away with a smile on his face. Malik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malik avoids the head kick by Clark.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malik keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik fails with the takedown.
Adam Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malik tries to keep at a distance but Clark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malik looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clark.
Malik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clark.
Malik looking for a takedown.
Malik is breathing heavily.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Clark is pressed up against the cage. Malik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clark down to the mat. Clark avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malik keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Clark. No joy for Malik on that attempt.
Clark moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Malik blocks with his arms.
Clark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Malik blocks it.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
Clark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malik is defending well for now.
Clark lands an elbow inside that Malik shrugs off.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Malik blocks with his arms.
Malik avoids the elbow strike from Clark, against the cage.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clark walks away with a smile on his face. Malik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Clark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clark landing knees to the body.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Malik successfully pulls guard.
Malik wants to sweep but no luck.
Malik is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clark defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to stand but Malik has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Malik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clark wants to get up but he can't break Malik's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clark gets to his feet. Malik looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Malik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malik shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark delivers a nice body kick.
Clark tries to clinch up but Malik circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark tries to clinch up.
Clark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Clark dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adam Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Malik swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Malik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malik drags the fight down to the ground.
Clark wanted to stand there but Malik had control of the position.
Malik wants to sweep here but Clark controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark wants to stand but Malik has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Malik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clark is aware though and is defending well.
Clark wants to stand but Malik has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clark looks to land a combination but Malik avoids it well.
Clark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clark wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Malik with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Malik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Malik.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Malik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark tries to clinch there but Malik circles away.
Malik swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark.
Malik shoots for a double leg takedown but Clark sprawls well. He's pushed Malik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is looking to clinch.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark clinches with his opponent.
Clark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Malik avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands an elbow inside that Malik shrugs off.
Clark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clark lands an elbow inside that Malik shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Clark.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malik managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Malik is blocking nicely.
Clark prevents the takedown attempt.
Clark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Malik goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clark prevents it.
Malik tries for a takedown but Clark manages to get underhooks.
Clark landing knees to the body.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Malik avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.
Malik jumps guard but Clark stands there with Malik around his waist. Malik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malik has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clark uses from the top position.
Malik working for a triangle but Clark defends it easily.
Malik had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clark defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clark tries to avoid it but Malik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clark to the ground. Clark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mohammad Malik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clark connects with a knee to the head.
Clark lands an elbow inside that Malik shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malik can't get the takedown.
Clark prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Malik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark tries to land knees in the clinch but Malik avoids the damage to the body.
Malik is trying to drag Clark to the mat but Clark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adam Clark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clark lands a good knee to the midsection. Malik won't want to take too many of those.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Clark.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Malik blocks it.
Malik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Malik wants a takedown but no success here.
Malik tries to pull guard but Clark won't allow it.
Malik is working for takedown but Clark is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clark tries a knee to the head but Malik blocks it.
Malik is trying to drag Clark to the mat but Clark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malik.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark tries to land knees in the clinch but Malik avoids the damage to the body.
Malik is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clark pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Malik jumps guard but Clark stands there with Malik around his waist. Malik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malik blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malik pulls Clark into guard.
Clark stands and steps away. Malik gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Malik keeps the fight on the outside.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malik.
Clark tries to clinch but Malik is having none of it.
Malik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malik off to one side.
Malik swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Malik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark slaps away a takedown attempt from Malik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malik, pushing him back against the cage.
Mohammad Malik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Clark missing with knees to the body.
Malik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malik successfully pulls guard.
Clark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clark stands up from Malik's guard - Clark perhaps looking for a knockout.
Malik shoots in and bounces Clark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Clark dives on top into guard.
Adam Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark stands and steps away. Malik gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Clark wants to clinch.
Malik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clark but Clark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Clark!
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FIGHT
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