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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Lentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Lentz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lentz throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
Lentz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clark tries to move into range but Lentz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lentz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Lentz.
Clark jabs at Lentz's body.
Lentz is looking to land body kicks.
Lentz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Lentz misses
and Clark counters with a low kick, right behind Lentz 's knee.
Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lentz's head backwards.
Lentz misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Lentz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lentz misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark throws the left hand but Lentz avoids the punch easily.
Lentz misses with a head kick.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lentz.
Clark misses with a hook
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lentz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Lentz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Lentz.
Lentz tries a head kick but it misses.
Lentz scores with a hook.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lentz misses with a head kick.
Lentz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lentz somewhat.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lentz was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz takes one to the side of the head.
Lentz lands with a kick to the temple. Clark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark scores with a head kick. Lentz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lentz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark leaves Lentz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clark stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lentz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lentz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lentz.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Lentz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Lentz.
Lentz throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Clark.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Clark.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lentz's head backwards.
Lentz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lentz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lentz throws a head kick that half lands.
Lentz lands a jab.
Lentz tries for a takedown but Clark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clark needs to keep his hands up - Lentz had a free shot at his head there.
Lentz wants to slow Clark down by chopping away at his legs.
Lentz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark throws a lazy body kick
letting Lentz counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Lentz.
Lentz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lentz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the 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!
Lentz throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clark. Lentz shrugs it off though.
Clark feints a jab promting Lentz to slip. Clark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lentz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lentz shoots for a takedown but Clark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lentz misses with a head kick.
Lentz is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lentz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lentz throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.
Lentz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lentz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Clark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lentz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clark scores with a nice body kick.
Lentz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lentz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lentz misses with a takedown
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark blocks a leg kick.
Lentz throws out a powerful jab.
Lentz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark connects with the punch.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lentz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Clark misses.
Lentz tries to clinch
and Clark counters with a head kick. That will keep Lentz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Nice defenses there by Lentz.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark scores with a nice strike.
Lentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Lentz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clark throws a head kick but Lentz moves out of range.
Lentz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Lentz's head but Lentz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lentz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lentz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lentz moves out of range of the body kick.
Lentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lentz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clark - the referee stops the clock and Lentz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clark. Lentz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lentz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clark lands with a good body shot.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lentz.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lentz tries to clinch up.
Lentz avoids the body shot from Clark.
George Lentz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Lentz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lentz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clark.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Lentz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lentz back to the cage. Clark follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Clark misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz shoots in and bounces Clark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lentz is stalling in the full guard.
Lentz trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark can't keep his opponent in guard - Lentz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clark scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lentz manages to mount him!
Lentz controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark is squirming around, avoiding Lentz's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lentz.
Lentz misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
Lentz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Clark gets caught napping as Lentz dives in and scores a takedown. Clark manages to retain guard.
Lentz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Clark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy body kick from Lentz
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lentz misses with the combination.
Lentz throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark blocks a head kick by Lentz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark thumps Lentz with a low kick.
Clark misses with a head kick.
Lentz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lentz is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
Clark clobbers Lentz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clark connects with a nice looking jab.
Lentz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Lentz moves away and avoids it.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Clark lands a head shot.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lentz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Lentz fails with the takedown.
Lentz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 misses with a looping left.
Lentz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Lentz misses with a body kick.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lentz.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lentz.
Lentz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Lentz throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark lands with a slapping head kick.
Lentz throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Lentz misses with a looping right.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Clark.
Clark lands a head kick!
Lentz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark connects with a high kick.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Lentz.
Lentz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clark connects with an inside leg kick.
Lentz misses with a hook.
Clark looks to land a combination. Lentz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clark misses the jab.
Lentz slips a straight right by Clark.
Lentz throws a leg kick which misses Clark's front leg but catches the back leg as Clark tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Nice takedown defense from Clark. No joy for Lentz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lentz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lentz tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lentz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Lentz shoots in.
Clark throws a head kick that half lands.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lentz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
George Lentz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lentz fails with a takedown attempt.
John Clark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Clark!
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energy
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