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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Van Clam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black Path is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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151 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Path!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Van Clam!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Clam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Clam looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A slapping leg kick lands for Path.
Path throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Path clinches up with Van Clam and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Clam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Path just stands there and leans against the cage.
Path lands a nice knee to the body.
Path lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Rich Van Clam has been cut.
Path gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Van Clam regains guard.
Van Clam wants to sweep but no luck.
Path showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Path would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Clam 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.
Van Clam working a defensive guard here.
Van Clam seems keen to control Path's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Van Clam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black Path has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Van Clam.
Path lands with a thumping leg kick.
Path takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Clam blocks an elbow strike.
Van Clam has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Path avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Path landing knees to the body.
Path misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Clam.
Path breaks the clinch.
Path scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Path closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Black Path seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path swinging wilding here.
Path scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Path fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Van Clam sprawls well initially but Path persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Path stands up and beckons Van Clam to join him on the feet.
Path throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice sprawl there from Van Clam as Path shoots in.
No luck for Van Clam with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Path forces Van Clam back against the cage and clinches.
Path is looking to control Van Clam's arms but Van Clam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Path has his back to the cage.
Path lands a nice knee to the body.
Path breaks the clinch.
Van Clam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Path clinches up against the cage.
Van Clam wants a takedown but no success here.
Path drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Clam pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Van Clam or perhaps it was just good defense by Path which made him look bad.
Path misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Path lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Clam's sensitive parts.
Path scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Path will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Clam tries to keep at a distance but Path has taken the fight into the clinch.
Path misses with a knee to the head.
Path trying to land knees to the body.
Van Clam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Path gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Van Clam tries to pull guard but Path won't allow it.
Van Clam avoiding damage as Path throws knees to the body.
Van Clam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Path lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Path decides to pull guard.
Path is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Clam trying to control but Path postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Clam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Path wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Clam keeps working.
Van Clam flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Van Clam is trying to get back to full guard.
Path stops Van Clam from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Clam is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Path. That's going to slow Van Clam down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Path dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Van Clam's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Path gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Path using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Path landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Path escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Path swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Path looks to land a combination but Van Clam avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Path. No joy for Van Clam on that attempt.
Van Clam gets the takedown into side control.
Path regains half guard.
Van Clam throwing shots but Path is blocking nicely.
Path is trying to stand up here but Van Clam is controlling him well.
Van Clam is looking for a kimura but Path is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van Clam to get the leverage.
Path makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Van Clam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Clam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Path throws a nice inside leg kick.
Path scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Clam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black Path is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Clam checks a leg kick.
Van Clam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Van Clam unloads with some shots from mount but Path bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Path really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Clam tries to control but Path wriggling away.
Path is working to get back to half guard.
Van Clam trying to control but Path is having none of it.
Van Clam lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Clam looking to ground and pound but Path is blocking nicely.
Path working to try and regain half guard.
Van Clam thowing shots but they're missing.
Van Clam punching from mount but Path doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Path regains half guard.
Van Clam is trying to work for a kimura but Path is defending well.
Van Clam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Path is trying to stand back up but Van Clam is controlling him
Path blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Clam.
Van Clam stalling away here and it's allowed Path to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Van Clam gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Path closes the distance and clinches.
Van Clam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Path misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Clam.
Path tries to stall but Van Clam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Clam is working for takedown but Path is calmly controlling the position for now.
Black Path has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Van Clam.
Path breaks from the clinch.
Path throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from Path both land. Nice combination.
Path lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Clam's sensitive parts.
Van Clam fails with a takedown attempt.
Path buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Clam blocks a leg kick.
Path lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Clam at a distance.
Path looks for a takedown but Van Clam sprawls well.
Van Clam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Path stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Clam. Van Clam gets slowly back to his feet.
Path scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Path looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Clam is fending him off so far but Path persists. Nope, Van Clam circles away and we're back to standing.
Path throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Path takes the fight into the clinch.
Path landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Path crunches a lovely knee into Van Clam's ribcage.
Path stalling in the clinch but Van Clam improves position.
Van Clam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Clam is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Clam managing to block the knees to the body from Path.
Van Clam avoiding damage as Path throws knees to the body.
Path misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Clam.
Path using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Path unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Clam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Path using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Clam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Path dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rich Van Clam'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. This is the final round!
Van Clam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A lazy left from Path finds it's target.
Path feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Clam's calf.
Path throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Clam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Path doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Clam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Path's guard.
Path controlling the position.
Van Clam has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Path is proving hard to escape from.
Path is looking to stand up but Van Clam isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Clam trying to control the position from guard on top but Path is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Path keeping full guard, as Van Clam tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Clam gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Path tries to bum rush Van Clam with a series of wild strikes but Van Clam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Path closes the distance and clinches.
Van Clam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Path gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Path gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Clam.
Path misses with a knee to the head.
Van Clam fails to pull guard.
Black Path has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Van Clam.
Path landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Path crunches a lovely knee into Van Clam's ribcage.
Path lands a knee to the body.
Path scores a nice knee to the body.
Path trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Path scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Clam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Clam avoiding damage as Path throws knees to the body.
Path drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Clam gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Path controlling the action here for a moment.
Path unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Clam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Clam avoids the damage to the body.
Van Clam avoiding damage as Path throws knees to the body.
Path has Van Clam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Clam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Clam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Path just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Path.
Path landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Path connects with a knee to the head.
Van Clam wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Clam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Path struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Clam controls his hands.
Van Clam goes for a takedown attempt but Path pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Path lands with a nice body kick.
Van Clam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Van Clam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Clam prevents Path from getting back to his feet.
Van Clam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Clam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Clam postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Clam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Path is keeping the position for now.
Path controls Van Clam momentarily but Van Clam frees himself.
Van Clam stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van Clam closes the distance and clinches up with Path, looking for a takedown. Van Clam pushes Path against the cage but Path circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Path swinging wilding here.
Path gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Clam tries to roll over but Path keeps him under control.
Path sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Clam is trying to control but Path passes into side control!
Van Clam is trying to work for a sweep but Path has mounted him!
Path looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rich Van Clam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Clam is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Clam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rich Van Clam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Path wants to control the pace but Van Clam is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Path showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Path, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Path!
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pop
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