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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Clements (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trenton Clements!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Todd!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Clements. Those never looked like landing.
Todd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Clements scores with a four punch combination!
Clements slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd misses with a double jab.
Todd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clements, pushing him back against the cage.
Todd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clements.
Clements is working for takedown but Todd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Todd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clements jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Todd walks away with a smile on his face. Clements gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Clements. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Todd rushes Clements and presses him up against the cage.
Clements tries for a takedown but Todd manages to get underhooks.
Todd successfully pulls guard.
Todd wants to stand up but Clements is controlling him.
Clements looking to sit in guard and control but Todd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd tries to stand but Clements is controlling from the bottom.
Todd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clements is keeping the position for now.
Todd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clements is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Todd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clements works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clements tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clements is breathing heavily.
Todd throwing strikes but missing.
Todd lands a couple of digs.
Todd distracts Clements with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Clements tries to clinch up.
Clements misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Todd.
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!
Clements is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Clements taking punishment in the form of punches.
Todd is working Clements over with some ground and pound from side control.
Clements wants to get back to his feet.
Todd looks up at the clock and then as Clements takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Todd smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Clements really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Todd is working Clements over with some ground and pound from side control.
Todd decides to stand back up.
Todd scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Todd is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clements has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements taking punishment in the form of punches.
Todd decides to stand back up.
Clements feints and then cracks Todd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todd down.
Clements closes the distance and clinches.
Clements manages to break the clinch.
Todd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clements circles away.
Clements connects with a leg kick. Todd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clements shoots in but no luck this time.
Clements shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Todd defends it nicely.
Todd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clements checks a low kick from Todd.
Trenton Clements seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clements throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clements.
Todd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clements shoots in looking for a takedown but Todd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clements's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd throws a series of punches but Clements avoids them all with ease.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clements shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Todd as he avoids it easily.
Todd moves into the clinch.
Todd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Todd is pressed up against the cage. Clements has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Todd down to the mat. Todd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Todd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clements tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todd moves in looking to clinch but Clements pushes him off.
Clements scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Todd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clements slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clements looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Todd lands a nice forearm strike.
Todd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clements down.
Clements tries to improve position but can't.
Clements wants to get back to his feet.
Todd lands a decent elbow from side control.
Todd lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Clements is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Todd has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Todd stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd shoots in and gets a takedown into Clements's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Todd won't allow Clements to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Todd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd throws a big elbow that misses.
Clements is looking to stand up but Todd isn't so interested in that idea.
Clements pushes Todd off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Todd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clements.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clements to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clements trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements won't allow Todd to get back to his feet.
Clements controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Trenton Clements wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Todd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clements throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Todd's waist but Todd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clements off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Todd looks to land a combination but Clements avoids it well.
Clements avoids a punch combination nicely.
Todd wants to clinch.
Noah Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clements thows a body kick. Todd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Clements fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Todd, pushing him back against the cage.
Todd tries to break free but Clements pushes him back against the cage.
Clements wants the takedown. Todd is fighting it off but Clements persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Todd's guard against the cage.
Clements wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
Clements is really struggling to control Todd but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trenton Clements.
Todd shoots in and gets a takedown into Clements's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clements is proving hard to escape from.
Todd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clements pushes Todd off and scrambles back to his feet.
Todd scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd gets caught napping as Clements dives in and scores a takedown. Todd manages to retain guard.
Todd wants to sweep here but Clements controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noah Todd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Todd lands a jab.
Todd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clements swinging wildly here.
Todd gets tackled into the cage by Clements. Clements maintains the clinch.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clements.
Todd tries to clinch but Clements is having none of it.
Clements looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Todd is fending him off so far but Clements persists. Nope, Todd circles away and we're back to standing.
Clements looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Todd is fending him off so far but Clements persists. Nope, Todd circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Clements. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Todd throws a push kick but Clements slaps the foot to one side.
No luck for Todd with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clements.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Todd scores with a four punch combination!
Clements closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Todd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clements pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clements shoots for a double leg takedown but Todd sprawls well. He's pushed Clements's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Todd throws a series of punches but Clements avoids them all with ease.
Clements throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Clements.
Todd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Todd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Todd with a nice head shot there.
Clements has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Todd off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Todd lands with a nice combination. Clements backs away looking to recover.
Trenton Clements is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clements drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Noah Todd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clements seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Clements seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Todd for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trenton Clements.
Todd moves in looking to clinch but Clements pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clements looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Todd decides to stand back up.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clements moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd gets tackled into the cage by Clements. Clements maintains the clinch.
Trenton Clements has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clements manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Todd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clements's head.
Todd won't allow Clements to get back to his feet.
Todd working some strikes from top position.
Todd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd connects with a couple of short punches.
Clements is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Todd throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clements's head.
Clements is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Todd is controlling him.
Todd wants to get up but he can't break Clements's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clements throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Todd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clements looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Todd postures up in Clements's guard and throws a big left but Clements blocks it.
Todd looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clements throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Noah Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Todd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Todd 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Todd!
Noah Todd spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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