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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
210 lbs
6 - 14 - 0 |
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193 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clearly misses with a straight left.
Clearly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevens staying out of range there.
Ainsley Clearly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clearly throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevens.
A swing and a miss from Clearly.
Clearly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clearly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clearly throws a hook but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clearly to the mat! Clearly manages to get full guard.
Clearly has Stevens pulled in close to control his posture.
Stevens trying to control but Clearly is working from the bottom.
Stevens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Clearly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clearly striking off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens forces his way into half guard.
Clearly is positioning himself well to prevent Stevens advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control from half guard but Clearly is working away.
Stevens not doing much here.
Clearly tries to get to full guard but Stevens has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clearly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stevens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stevens trying to control but Clearly is working from the bottom.
Stevens won't allow Clearly to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clearly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevens!
A nice elbow there by Clearly.
Stevens in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Clearly with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
Clearly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevens is looking to escape.
Clearly landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clearly with good strikes from the mount here!
Clearly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Clearly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stevens because Clearly loaded up on that one.
Clearly lands with some strikes.
Clearly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stevens is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Clearly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clearly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevens squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Clearly lands with some strikes.
Clearly looking to control but Stevens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clearly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Clearly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stevens?
Clearly lands a big elbow.
Clearly working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clearly lands a nice shot to the head.
Clearly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stevens because Clearly loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clearly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stevens because Clearly loaded up on that one.
Clearly landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stevens looks gassed!
Stevens is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ainsley Clearly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clearly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stevens's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Clearly connects with a nice looking jab.
Clearly lands the left hand.
Stevens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clearly defends it nicely.
Clearly misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clearly.
Stevens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clearly avoids it really well and circles away.
Ainsley Clearly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Stevens.
Stevens dives in and grabs Clearly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clearly pushes down on Stevens's head and hops out.
Clearly loads up on a big right hand but Stevens slips the punch.
Stevens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clearly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stevens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Clearly did well to prevent Stevens getting side control.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Stevens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ainsley Clearly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clearly kicks off Stevens and gets to his feet.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stevens is thwarting Clearly's attempts to control the position.
Clearly is pressing down on Stevens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clearly throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Clearly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevens's guard.
Clearly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clearly trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly is really struggling to control Stevens but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens wants to stand up but Clearly is controlling him.
Clearly connects with a couple of short punches.
Clearly connects with a couple of short punches.
Clearly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clearly prevents Stevens from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clearly thows a big elbow that misses.
Clearly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clearly throws a strike but Stevens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clearly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stevens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stevens blocks the strikes from Clearly.
Clearly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clearly tries to get out of the position.
Stevens trying to control the action but Clearly is working from the bottom.
Clearly is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clearly sneaks back into half guard.
Stevens winds up and cracks Clearly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clearly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clearly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clearly keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Clearly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stevens preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ainsley Clearly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clearly shoots and misses
and Stevens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Clearly tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Stevens is keen to just control but Clearly is a slippery customer.
Clearly tries to get to full guard but Stevens has control of the leg.
Clearly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clearly keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Stevens hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Clearly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt - Clearly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clearly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Clearly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clearly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clearly pinned against the cage. Clearly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clearly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Clearly.
Clearly throws a leg kick but Stevens sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Clearly shows good takedown defense.
Ainsley Clearly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Stevens.
Clearly stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevens. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Clearly.
Clearly fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stevens.
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.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clearly sprawls well. Clearly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Clearly misses.
Stevens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clearly trying to strike off his back.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clearly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevens postures up.
Clearly wants to sweep but no luck.
Clearly is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
Clearly 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.
Clearly trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clearly 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clearly is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
Ainsley Clearly has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clearly moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clearly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stevens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clearly.
Stevens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clearly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stevens.
Clearly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Clearly circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Clearly. No joy for Stevens on that attempt.
A lazy left from Clearly finds it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Clearly as Stevens shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clearly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clearly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens scores with a one two! Clearly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clearly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ainsley Clearly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevens fails with the takedown
and Stevens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevens's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stevens duly obliges.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Clearly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Stevens.
Well Clearly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ainsley Clearly!
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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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