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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Segunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton Harding will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 cm
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250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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230 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Segunda! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Harding! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harding has closed the distance and engaged Segunda in a clinch.
Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Harding lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rocky Segunda has been cut. A nice glancing elbow lands by Harding. Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding stalling.
Harding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Segunda's defenses. Harding lands a knee to the body.
Segunda is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Segunda takes an elbow to the temple. Harding working Segunda over with knees to the body. Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Segunda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Harding connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harding. Harding utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harding obliges. Harding lands an elbow that stopped Segunda in his tracks for a moment. Harding lands a knee to the body.
Segunda takes a knee to the side of the body. Harding landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harding's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Rocky Segunda's cut is getting worse. Harding working Segunda over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Segunda being controlled against the ropes. Harding lands a nice knee to the body. Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Harding crunches a lovely knee into Segunda's ribcage. Harding stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Harding. Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Harding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Harding scores a nice knee to the body.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Harding.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Harding lands a damaging elbow. Harding taking a breather. Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A knee to the head by Harding.
Harding has Segunda pushed against the ropes. Harding lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Segunda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harding landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harding connects with a knee to the head.
Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Segunda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harding looking to slow down the pace here. Harding landing knees to the head.
Segunda is trying to force a seperation but Harding has the dominant position. Harding working Segunda over with knees to the body. Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Segunda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding keeps control of Segunda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Harding lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harding landing knees to the body.
Harding crunches a lovely knee into Segunda's ribcage. Harding displaying some good clinch control by pressing Segunda up against the ropes. Harding putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Segunda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Segunda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harding lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Harding.
Segunda stalling in the clinch but Harding improves position. Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding managing to block the knees to the body from Segunda.
Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Harding working Segunda over with knees to the body. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Harding lands an elbow just above Segunda 's eye. Harding lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Harding scores a nice knee to the body.
Harding lands an elbow just above Segunda 's eye. Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Segunda takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Segunda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Segunda. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Harding connects with a knee to the head.
Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding lands a knee to the body.
Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Segunda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Harding stops a takedown attempt from Segunda.
Knees to the body from Harding.
Segunda fails to pull guard.
Harding taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Segunda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harding gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harding prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A knee to the head by Harding.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Harding using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harding landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Harding dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rocky Segunda's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harding tries to clinch there but Segunda circles away.
Harding wants to clinch up but Segunda keeps it at a distance. Harding rushes Segunda and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Segunda is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Harding gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Segunda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding lands an elbow inside. A nice glancing elbow lands by Harding. Harding slowing the pace effectively. Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Segunda is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. Segunda takes a knee to the side of the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harding with a knee to the head.
Segunda wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maybe Segunda would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Segunda looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Segunda. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Segunda is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Harding gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harding lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Harding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Harding crunches a lovely knee into Segunda's ribcage. Harding connects with a knee to the head.
Harding lands a knee to the head.
Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Segunda jumps guard but Harding stands there with Segunda around his waist. Segunda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Segunda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harding landing knees to the head.
Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Segunda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Harding looking to stall.
Harding lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Segunda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harding.
Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Segunda can't break the clinch.
Harding landing knees to the body.
Harding is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Segunda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Segunda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harding with a knee to the head.
Harding connects with a knee to the head.
Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Segunda can't get the takedown.
Harding lands a good knee to the midsection. Segunda won't want to take too many of those. Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Harding gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Knees in the clinch landing for Harding.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Harding lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Segunda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harding landing knees to the body.
Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Harding lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding taking a breather. Segunda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harding just stands there and leans against the ropes. Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding lands an elbow just above Segunda 's eye. Segunda tries to pull guard but Harding holds him up against the ropes and eventually Segunda drops back down to his feet.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Harding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Harding lands a nice knee to the body. Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Segunda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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. Segunda goes for a takedown attempt but Harding pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harding tries to close the distance and clinch but Segunda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Segunda fails to land the takedown. Harding fails in his attempt to clinch. Harding fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harding pushes Segunda up against the ropes in a clinch. Segunda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clayton Harding seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Harding lands a knee to the head.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Segunda looking to stall.
Harding with a knee to the head.
Harding lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Harding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Rocky Segunda's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harding has closed the distance and engaged Segunda in a clinch.
Segunda can't get the takedown.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding with a knee to the head.
Harding gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Segunda has Harding pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Harding manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Harding working Segunda over with knees to the body. Harding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Segunda's defenses. Segunda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Segunda. That's going to take a lot out of him. Segunda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding lands a knee to the head.
Harding scores a nice knee to the body.
Harding with a knee to the head.
Harding lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Harding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Segunda's defenses. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harding lands a damaging elbow. Harding stalling in the clinch.
Segunda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harding walks away with a smile on his face. Segunda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Segunda tries to clinch but Harding is having none of it. Harding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Segunda paws at him with a jab and circles away. Harding moves into the clinch successfully.
Harding landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding lands a nice knee to the body. Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding with a knee to the head.
Segunda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harding blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harding lands a knee to the head.
Harding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Segunda's defenses. Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Segunda tries to break the clinch but Harding is controlling the position. Segunda jumps guard but Harding stands there with Segunda around his waist. Segunda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Harding.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harding with a knee to the head.
Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Segunda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harding lands a good knee to the midsection. Segunda won't want to take too many of those. Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Segunda is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Segunda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Harding with a knee to the head.
Segunda takes an elbow to the forehead. Harding landing knees to the head.
Harding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harding displaying some good clinch control by pressing Segunda up against the ropes. Harding lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Segunda tries to pull guard but Harding won't allow it.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Harding scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Harding.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harding with a knee to the head.
Harding lands an elbow just above Segunda 's eye. Segunda is trying to break the clinch but Harding is controlling him. Harding using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Segunda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harding landing knees to the head.
Segunda jumps guard but Harding stands there with Segunda around his waist. Segunda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Segunda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harding smiles and moves away.
Harding closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Harding displaying some good clinch control by pressing Segunda up against the ropes. Segunda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Segunda's face.
Harding connects with a knee to the head.
Segunda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harding crunches a lovely knee into Segunda's ribcage. Harding wants to stall.
Harding putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Segunda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Harding with a knee to the head.
Segunda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harding prevents it.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Harding scores with a knee to the head.
Segunda tries to pull guard but Harding won't allow it.
Harding with a knee to the head.
Harding is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Rocky Segunda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Harding lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Segunda fails to pull guard.
Segunda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harding gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harding taking a breather. Clayton Harding is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Segunda jumps guard but Harding stands there with Segunda around his waist. Segunda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Clayton Harding comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Harding has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30 Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Harding!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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