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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Clarkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Arts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Clarkson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarkson avoids the head kick by Arts.
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown but Arts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arts connects with a solid leg kick.
Clarkson checks a leg kick nicely.
Clarkson blocks a jab.
Arts misses with a low kick.
Arts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarkson circles away quickly and effectively.
Arts tries to work over Clarkson's front leg with a kick but Clarkson checks it.
Arts connects with a solid leg kick.
Clarkson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arts motions for Clarkson to come forward. Arts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clarkson blocks a head kick by Arts.
A head kick misses from Arts.
Clarkson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice takedown defense from Arts. No joy for Clarkson on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson blocks a low kick nicely.
Arts tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarkson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arts lands a leg kick that knocks Clarkson off balance momentarily.
Arts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arts throws a head kick but Clarkson moves out of range.
Arts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clarkson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arts lands with a nice body kick.
Arts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clarkson checks it well.
Arts lands a leg kick that knocks Clarkson off balance momentarily.
Arts tries to close the distance and clinch but Clarkson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Clarkson as he checks the leg kick.
Clarkson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arts defends it nicely.
Marshall Arts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Clarkson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clarkson blocks a leg kick.
Arts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clarkson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arts misses with a head kick.
Clarkson checks a leg kick nicely.
Arts tries to clinch but Clarkson moves out of range.
Clarkson shoots in and bounces Arts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarkson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Clarkson wants to control from the top but Arts keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts is looking to stand up but Clarkson isn't so interested in that idea.
Clarkson wants to pass the guard but Arts is keeping the position.
Clarkson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arts is looking to stand up but Clarkson isn't so interested in that idea.
Arts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clarkson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarkson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arts trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarkson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A good leg kick by Arts.
Clarkson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arts swings for the body but Clarkson moves out of range.
Clarkson misses with a takedown attempt - Arts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arts tries to clinch up but Clarkson circles away and keeps his distance.
Arts throws out a leg kick but Clarkson moves out of range and Arts only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arts tries to work over Clarkson's front leg with a kick but Clarkson checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Arts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clarkson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clarkson checks it well.
Arts tries to clinch up but Clarkson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan Clarkson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arts throws a leg kick which misses Clarkson's front leg but catches the back leg as Clarkson tries to avoid it.
Arts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arts misses with a leg kick.
Clarkson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clarkson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clarkson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clarkson shoots in for a double leg but Arts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marshall Arts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarkson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arts throws a low kick, looking for Clarkson's leg but Clarkson calmly moves out of range.
Clarkson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Arts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clarkson checks a leg kick.
Arts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clarkson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clarkson wants to control from the top but Arts keeps moving.
Clarkson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Clarkson wants to control from the top but Arts keeps moving.
Ryan Clarkson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Arts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arts throws a sloppy head kick and Clarkson moves out of range easily.
Arts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arts tries to close the distance and clinch but Clarkson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arts. Clarkson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clarkson shoots in and drives through. Arts sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Clarkson with that takedown attempt.
Marshall Arts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Clarkson.
Arts tries to work over Clarkson's front leg with a kick but Clarkson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clarkson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Clarkson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Arts is looking for a sweep.
Clarkson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Arts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clarkson trying to control the position but Arts is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Arts kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Clarkson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarkson wants to control but Arts is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Clarkson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arts has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clarkson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Arts is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Clarkson!
Ryan Clarkson gave a mention to Kobra Clothing Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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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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