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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Blanche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Clarksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ron Clarksson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Blanche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Clarksson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanche swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarksson.
Clarksson throws a sloppy head kick and Blanche moves out of range easily.
Clarksson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blanche.
Clarksson looks to land a right hand but Blanche moved out of range.
Clarksson works the jab nicely.
Blanche fails with a takedown attempt.
Blanche blocks a head kick by Clarksson.
Clarksson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clarksson throws a head kick but Blanche moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Clarksson - just one landing.
Blanche is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clarksson's half guard.
Blanche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarksson is looking to control Blanche's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarksson avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanche thows a huge punch but Clarksson dodges it nicely.
Blanche wants to take a breather but Clarksson is having none of it.
Clarksson wants to get back to his feet.
Blanche is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clarksson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clarksson.
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.
Blanche throws a big right hand that misses.
Blanche has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clarksson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ron Clarksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big head kick from Clarksson and Blanche is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Jason Blanche has been cut.
Blanche is breathing heavily.
Blanche avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blanche has his foot on Clarksson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clarksson works his way back into a safe position though.
Clarksson looking to pass the guard.
Blanche wants to sweep here but Clarksson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanche is trying to control the position but Clarksson postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blanche wants to improve his position but instead Clarksson has moved into half guard.
Clarksson works his way into side control.
Clarksson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson moves in looking to clinch but Blanche pushes him off.
Blanche slips a jab and a cross from Clarksson.
Clarksson closes the distance and pushes Blanche back into the ropes.
Clarksson lands a nice knee to the body.
Blanche wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Blanche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarksson scores a nice knee to the body.
Clarksson breaks the clinch.
Blanche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarksson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clarksson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clarksson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blanche.
Clarksson throws a head kick that misses.
Blanche takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blanche blocks a head kick by Clarksson.
The fighters circling - Blanche throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarksson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clarksson closes the distance and pushes Blanche back into the ropes.
Clarksson crunches a lovely knee into Blanche's ribcage.
Clarksson lands an elbow just above Blanche 's eye.
Clarksson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanche's defenses.
Clarksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blanche swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarksson.
Clarksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blanche.
Clarksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's six 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.
Clarksson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blanche, pushing him back against the ropes.
Clarksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarksson tries to clinch but Blanche moves out of range.
Clarksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarksson throws a low kick, looking for Blanche's leg but Blanche calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanche blocks a head kick by Clarksson.
Horrible takedown by Blanche or perhaps it was just good defense by Clarksson which made him look bad.
Clarksson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blanche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blanche throws a lazy head kick
and Clarksson counters with a head kick.
Clarksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blanche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanche gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clarksson counters with a series of strikes. Blanche will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Clarksson misses
and Blanche counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clarksson thinking.
Blanche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Blanche, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blanche is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clarksson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanche works over Clarksson's head and body with a nice combination.
Clarksson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clarksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blanche scores with a takedown into Clarksson's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blanche with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson wants to sweep here but Blanche controlling him for the moment.
Blanche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clarksson has momentary wrist control but Blanche slips an elbow through the middle.
Blanche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blanche throws a big right hand that misses.
Blanche looking to pass the guard.
Blanche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clarksson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blanche staying out of range there.
Clarksson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blanche.
Clarksson tries to clinch up but Blanche circles away and keeps his distance.
Blanche circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blanche counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clarksson!
Blanche working the ground and pound effectively.
Blanche scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanche avoids the attempt from Clarksson to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Clarksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Blanche's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clarksson avoids the body shot from Blanche.
Blanche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clarksson doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanche circles away.
Blanche lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ron Clarksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarksson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clarksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarksson tries to clinch up.
Clarksson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blanche misses with the body kick
and Clarksson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clarksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanche misses with a takedown attempt - Clarksson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blanche blocks a head kick by Clarksson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarksson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clarksson fails to land with a series of punches.
Blanche gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clarksson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blanche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blanche has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Blanche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarksson throws a combination that misses
and Blanche counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blanche.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blanche's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blanche loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blanche trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blanche throws and elbow that misses. Clarksson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blanche's guard. Nice move by Clarksson!
Blanche has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clarksson stopping the sweep attempt from Blanche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanche had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clarksson defends it easily.
Clarksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blanche is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blanche throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blanche throws a strike but Clarksson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blanche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blanche being controlled here momentarily.
Blanche throws and elbow that misses. Clarksson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blanche's guard. Nice move by Clarksson!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson passes Blanche's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blanche looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Clarksson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Blanche can't escape the position.
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.
Blanche is working hard here to advance position.
Jason Blanche overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Clarksson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Blanche wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clarksson.
Blanche tries to hold on but Clarksson pushes him away.
Clarksson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Clarksson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blanche sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Blanche is looking to improve his position.
Blanche trying to hold on to Clarksson's head to control him but Clarksson postures up.
Blanche wants to get back to full guard.
That's eight 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.
Blanche makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blanche.
Blanche looking to control.
Clarksson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clarksson gets to his feet - Blanche follows without any prompting.
Clarksson throws a sloppy head kick and Blanche moves out of range easily.
Blanche lands a jab to the nose.
Clarksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarksson throws a body kick the misses
and Blanche counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clarksson tries to clinch but Blanche is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blanche fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Clarksson.
Clarksson throws a head kick that misses.
Blanche shoots in for a double leg but Clarksson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blanche closes the distance and clinches up with Clarksson, looking for a takedown. Blanche pushes Clarksson against the ropes but Clarksson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Clarksson. That snapped Blanche's head back.
Clarksson misses with a combination
and Blanche decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clarksson's guard.
Clarksson keeping moving, preventing Blanche from controlling successfully.
Blanche is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Clarksson.
I think Clarksson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Ron Clarksson!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ron Clarksson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ron Clarksson!
Ron Clarksson wins by unanimous decision!
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