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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertie Bassett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bassett has chosen ET as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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286 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bertie Bassett!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Clarke does no damage.
Clarke misses with a double jab.
Clarke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bassett circles away quickly and effectively.
Bassett fails with the takedown.
Bassett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Bassett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bassett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clarke pinned against the cage. Clarke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bassett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Bassett dives in and grabs Clarke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clarke pushes down on Bassett's head and hops out.
Bobby Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertie Bassett.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Bassett avoids them all with ease.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bassett.
Bassett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a series of wild punches.
Bassett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Bassett avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bassett.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarke misses with a double jab.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Bassett misses with a takedown attempt - Clarke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bassett tries for a takedown but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Clarke does no damage.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Bassett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Clarke does no damage.
Bassett shoots in for a double leg but Clarke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Clarke. Those never looked like landing.
Clarke misses with a series of wild punches.
Bassett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clarke's waist but Clarke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bassett off to one side.
Clarke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Bassett shoots in looking for a takedown. Clarke tries to sprawl out of it but Bassett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clarke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clarke throws a right hand that Bassett ducks under and follows up with a left that Bassett also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clarke leaves Bassett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bassett fails to land the takedown.
Bassett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Clarke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bassett backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bassett.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clarke!
Clarke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarke is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke misses with a few strikes there.
Bassett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby Clarke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke feints a jab promting Bassett to slip. Clarke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bassett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Bassett fails with a takedown attempt.
Clarke swinging wildly here.
Bobby Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bassett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clarke as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Bassett avoids nicely.
Bassett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Clarke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clarke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bassett.
Clarke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bassett circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Clarke stuffs the takedown.
Bassett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clarke tries to bum rush Bassett with a series of wild strikes but Bassett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bassett.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Bassett moves out of range.
Bassett fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobby Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertie Bassett.
Sloppy strikes from Clarke. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bassett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bassett won't allow Clarke to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bassett distracts Clarke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bassett passes Clarke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bassett is trying to work for a kimura but Clarke is defending well.
Clarke has one foot on Bassett's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Clarke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clarke stuffs the takedown attempt from Bassett. Bassett gets slowly back to his feet.
Clarke throws a right hand that Bassett ducks under and follows up with a left that Bassett also avoids with ease.
Bobby Clarke is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarke scores with a three punch combo!
Clarke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Clarke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bassett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bassett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clarke works over Bassett's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Bassett shoots in but Clarke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clarke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clarke misses with a series of wild punches.
Clarke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clarke misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bassett dives in and grabs Clarke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clarke pushes down on Bassett's head and hops out.
Clarke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clarke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bassett.
Clarke stuffs the takedown.
Clarke misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clarke sprawls well. Clarke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bassett gets slowly back to his feet.
Bassett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clarke as he jumps to the side.
Bassett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke stuffs the takedown.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bassett dodges the punch combination from Clarke.
Sloppy strikes from Clarke. Those never looked like landing.
Bassett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clarke wants to get back to his feet.
Bassett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clarke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bassett throws a strike aimed at the side of Clarke's head but Clarke avoids it well.
Bassett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clarke bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarke stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Clarke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Clarke stuffs the takedown.
Clarke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bassett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clarke pinned against the cage. Clarke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Bassett avoids nicely.
Bassett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Bassett avoids them all with ease.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Bassett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clarke misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bassett.
Bobby Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertie Bassett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bassett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clarke misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bassett.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Bassett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clarke avoids it really well and circles away.
Clarke feints a jab promting Bassett to slip. Clarke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bassett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bassett dodges the punch combination from Clarke.
Bobby Clarke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bassett is defended easily by Clarke.
Bassett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarke misses with a series of wild punches.
Clarke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bassett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bassett stops Clarke from standing up.
Bassett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke wants to stand and escape but Bassett is having none of it.
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Bassett from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bassett prevents Clarke from getting back to his feet.
Clarke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bassett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bertie Bassett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clarke has his feet on Bassett's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bassett has a takedown stuffed.
Clarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bassett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Bertie Bassett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clarke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bassett.
A combination from Clarke does no damage.
Clarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bassett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bassett looks for a takedown but Clarke sprawls well.
Bassett slips a jab and a cross from Clarke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bassett shoots in and drives through. Clarke sprawls well.
A combination from Clarke does no damage.
Clarke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bassett circles away quickly and effectively.
Bassett tries for a takedown but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Clarke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bassett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clarke misses with a double jab.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bassett shoots in for a takedown but Clarke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Clarke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clarke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clarke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Clarke!
Post fight, Bobby Clarke stared into the camera and said 'I Want to thanks my spar partners,my team,my coach and I'll keep trying the title'.
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RATING
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