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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Eld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Eld!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eld just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark scores with a jab.
It looks like Arthur Eld has been cut.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Eld misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eld.
Eld displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eld avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eld misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark lands a glancing blow to the side of Eld's head.
Clark rushes Eld and presses him up against the cage.
Eld tries to break the clinch but Clark is controlling the position.
Eld tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eld is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eld working hard to break the clinch.
Eld lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eld is looking to break free of the clinch but Clark has double underhooks.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
Eld is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Eld backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clark has Eld pressed against the cage.
Eld tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Clark - that landed with a thud.
Eld tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eld tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Eld tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
Clark is working Eld over against the cage.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Eld's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eld lands with a nice body punch.
Eld has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clark finds it's way round the side to connect with Eld's head.
Clark slips a straight right by Eld.
Clark takes a swing at Eld's ribcage but misses.
Eld slips a straight right by Clark.
Clark tries to clinch up but Eld circles away and keeps his distance.
Eld takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark tries to clinch up.
Eld works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a hook. Eld tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eld is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clark rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Eld does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eld misses with a shot to the body
and Clark counters with a left to the body.
Eld looks gassed!
Eld throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Clark tries to clinch but Eld is having none of it.
A left lands for Clark.
Eld darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eld.
A punch lands to the side of Eld 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clark wants to clinch up but Eld keeps it at a distance.
Eld scores with a body shot.
Eld just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eld.
Eld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eld avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eld takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Eld loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Eld bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eld misses with a shot to the body
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Arthur Eld's cut even more.
Clark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eld throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark throws a body punch but Eld moves out of range.
Clark misses with a body punch
and Eld counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Eld circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eld uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Eld misses the body punch
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eld.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Clark defending well as Eld loads up on a big left hand.
Eld misses with a straight right.
Eld keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eld throws out the jab.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Eld misses.
Eld throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark tries to clinch up but Eld circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark lands with a cross.
Clark misses with a hook. Eld ducked under it nicely.
Eld slips a straight right by Clark.
Eld misses with a jab to the body
and Clark counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Eld's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Decent striking displayed by Clark there.
Clark lands with a right hand.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Eld bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eld moves away.
Clark misses with the combination.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Eld takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark tries to clinch up.
Clark walks into a stiff left hand from Eld.
Eld with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark lands with a right hand.
The cut above Arthur Eld's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clark clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clark cracks Eld with a nice body shot.
Eld is breathing heavily.
Clark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clark blocks a body shot from Eld.
Eld is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Eld tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Eld back against the cage.
Eld has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Clark.
Clark pushes Eld back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clark avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Clark - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eld tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Eld's ribcage. Eld let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark has Eld up against the cage in a clinch.
Clark is working Eld over against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Clark.
Clark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark cracks Eld with a nice body shot.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Eld's head.
Clark digs a right hand into Eld's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eld's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Clark.
A hook to the body from Clark.
Clark avoiding damage.
Clark works on Eld's body with a couple of short punches.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
Joe Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clark is leaning against Eld and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clark works on Eld's body with a couple of short punches.
Come on Clark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eld can do to turn this around?
Clark breaks the clinch.
Eld thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eld lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eld takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eld moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark avoids the body shot from Eld.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Joe Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark slips under a jab from Eld.
Eld swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arthur Eld's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eld has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clark finds it's way round the side to connect with Eld's head.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eld.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eld misses with an uppercut.
Eld gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Eld throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clark counters with a nice body shot.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eld takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark swings for the body but Eld moves out of range.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark jabs at Eld's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eld displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Eld takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eld walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eld ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Eld doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Clark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Eld's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eld throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Clark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eld on the side of the head.
Eld looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Clark tries to clinch but Eld is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Eld.
Eld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Eld on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clark wants to land a leg kick but Eld is out of range.
Eld throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eld misses with a jab to the body
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Eld takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eld looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Clark swings for the body but Eld moves out of range.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Clark moves out of range as Eld strikes.
Eld slips a straight right by Clark.
Eld ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Eld lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Eld was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eld stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eld moves away.
Clark avoids the body shot from Eld.
Eld missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clark tries to land a leg kick but Eld saw it coming and moves away.
Eld fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Eld has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Eld misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eld moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A lazy left from Clark finds it's target.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arthur Eld's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Clark!
Joe Clark retains his light heavyweight title!
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