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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reece Clifton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radoslaw Numan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reece Clifton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radoslaw Numan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numan slips a jab and a cross from Clifton.
Clifton shoots for a double leg takedown but Numan sprawls well. He's pushed Clifton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Numan shoots for a takedown but Clifton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clifton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Numan pinned against the cage. Numan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clifton looks for a takedown but Numan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Clifton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Numan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clifton defends it nicely.
Clifton leaves Numan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clifton checks the leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clifton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton tries to clinch up.
Clifton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Numan as he avoids it easily.
Clifton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clifton tries to land a front kick but Numan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clifton wants to clinch
and Numan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck for Clifton with that takedown attempt.
Clifton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Numan.
Numan looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Numan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Numan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clifton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Numan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clifton somewhat.
Clifton tries to clinch there but Numan circles away.
Clifton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Numan as he jumps to the side.
Numan tries to clinch up.
Numan misses with a takedown attempt - Clifton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Numan as he jumps to the side.
Numan shoots in but Clifton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clifton doesn't manage to clinch there - Numan circles away.
Clifton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Numan defends it nicely.
Clifton clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clifton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Numan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numan shoots in but no luck this time.
Clifton walks into a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Clifton. No joy for Numan on that attempt.
Clifton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Numan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clifton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Numan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clifton.
Clifton shoots in and drives through. Numan sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Numan blocks a leg kick.
Numan shoots in and drives through. Clifton sprawls well.
Clifton fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Clifton 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.
Clifton looks for a takedown but Numan sprawls well.
Numan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clifton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clifton has a takedown stuffed.
Numan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clifton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Clifton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Numan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clifton is trying to break the clinch but Numan has him pressed against the cage.
Numan jumps guard and drags Clifton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Clifton trying to control but Numan is working from the bottom.
Numan trying to control the position.
Clifton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clifton trying to control the position from guard on top but Numan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Numan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Clifton trying to control the position from guard on top but Numan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Reece Clifton just wasn't active enough.
Numan shoots for a takedown but Clifton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Numan circles away.
Clifton fails with the takedown.
Numan misses with a takedown attempt - Clifton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Numan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clifton tries to avoid it but Numan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clifton to the ground. Clifton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clifton shoots in for a double leg but Numan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clifton tries to land a leg kick but Numan saw it coming and moves away.
Numan shoots in for a takedown but Clifton shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numan tries for a takedown but Clifton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Numan leaves Clifton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Numan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Numan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clifton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clifton misses with a takedown attempt - Numan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clifton tries for a takedown but Numan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Numan.
Numan fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clifton throws a sloppy head kick and Numan moves out of range easily.
Clifton swats away the attempt to clinch by Numan.
Numan moves into the clinch successfully.
Clifton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clifton jumps guard but Numan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Numan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clifton misses with a takedown attempt - Numan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Numan has closed the distance and engaged Clifton in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Radoslaw Numan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Clifton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Clifton dodges the punch combination from Numan.
Numan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clifton is out of range and Numan settles back down.
Clifton throws a series of punches but Numan avoids them all with ease.
Numan leaves Clifton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clifton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Numan circles away.
Numan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clifton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Clifton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Numan gets through Clifton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Numan blocks it with crossed arms.
Numan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clifton misses with an elbow over the top.
Numan tries for a takedown but Clifton manages to get underhooks.
Clifton can't get the takedown.
Numan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Numan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Numan throws a head kick that misses.
Clifton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Numan but Numan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Numan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton stuffs the takedown.
Clifton fails to land with a series of punches.
Numan tries to bum rush Clifton with a series of wild strikes but Clifton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Clifton with that takedown attempt.
Numan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clifton's waist but Clifton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Numan off to one side.
Numan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clifton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clifton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Numan swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numan moves into the clinch.
Numan wants to stall.
Clifton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Numan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Numan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Numan is trying to stall.
Clifton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clifton missing with knees to the body.
Numan dodges an elbow strike from Clifton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numan just leaning against Clifton, taking a breather.
Clifton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clifton tries to pull guard but Numan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clifton managing to block the knees to the body from Numan.
Clifton tries to pull guard but Numan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Numan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Numan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clifton is fending him off so far but Numan persists. Nope, Clifton circles away and we're back to standing.
Numan tries to keep at a distance but Clifton has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Numan working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radoslaw Numan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Numan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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