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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement's entrance music is Ministère AMER - Sacrifice de Poulets. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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158 lbs
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from ORielly.
ORielly works Clement's body with a nice hook.
ORielly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clement.
Aiden ORielly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORielly looks to land a right hand but Clement moved out of range.
Clement throws out a powerful jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clement, right into the meat.
Clement shoots in looking for a takedown. ORielly tries to sprawl out of it but Clement keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. ORielly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
ORielly takes a swing at Clement's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from ORielly.
ORielly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clement checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
ORielly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clement's head backwards.
Clement defending well as ORielly loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from ORielly misses its intended target.
Clement looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ORielly is fending him off so far but Clement persists. Nope, ORielly circles away and we're back to standing.
ORielly throws a leg kick
and Clement decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in ORielly's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
ORielly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clement trying to control but ORielly is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORielly keeping full guard, as Clement tries to pass.
ORielly keeping moving, preventing Clement from controlling successfully.
Clement throwing strikes from guard but ORielly blocks nicely.
Clement postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clement wants to control from the top but ORielly keeps moving.
Clement is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
ORielly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clement!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by ORielly.
Clement has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee warns Clement that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clement sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Clement moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clement working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ORielly.
ORielly stays in close to Clement's body and controls the position.
Clement wants to sweep here but ORielly controlling him for the moment.
ORielly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
ORielly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly working the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ORielly wants to control but Clement is keeping him busy.
Clement regains half guard.
ORielly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clement keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clement tries to get to full guard but ORielly has control of the leg.
ORielly is pressing down on Clement's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clement is holding on for now.
Clement is looking for a sweep. ORielly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from ORielly there.
Clement wants to get back to full guard.
Clement is pressing down on ORielly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clement seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clement trying to keep a closed guard but ORielly is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement has momentary wrist control but ORielly slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORielly wants to control from the top but Clement keeps moving.
Clement looking to hit a scissor sweep but ORielly is one step ahead there.
ORielly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clement is looking for a triangle here but ORielly uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Clement tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORielly tries to move to mount but Clement blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from ORielly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aiden ORielly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
ORielly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ORielly throws a leg kick but Clement checks it.
Clement moves away from the strike by ORielly.
The fighters circling - ORielly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ORielly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clement.
ORielly misses with an uppercut.
Clement fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and ORielly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
ORielly loads up on a big right hand but Clement slips the punch.
Clement lets loose with a powerful body kick. ORielly will feel that in the morning.
Good shot there by ORielly.
Clement checks a leg kick nicely.
ORielly throws a lazy uppercut
and Clement counters with a single leg into guard. ORielly didn't expect that.
Clement tries to free his leg and advance position but ORielly is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ORielly keeping moving, preventing Clement from controlling successfully.
Clement lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
ORielly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ORielly controlling Clement's posture.
Clement trying to control but ORielly is working from the bottom.
Clement looking to pass the guard.
ORielly is trying to control the position but Clement postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Clement advances to half guard.
Clement is looking to take a break and control but ORielly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ORielly is pressing down on Clement's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as ORielly holds on and takes a little breather.
Clement trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clement with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clement in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clement trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ORielly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ORielly managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORielly working a defensive guard here.
ORielly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aiden ORielly wasn't active enough on the ground.
ORielly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from ORielly.
Clement tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORielly was well out of range. Poor timing from Clement.
Clement throws a half hearted mid kick.
ORielly lands a nice shot that snaps Clement's head back.
Clement changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ORielly tries to avoid it but Clement manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ORielly to the ground. ORielly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ORielly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clement circles away quickly and effectively.
Clement tries to close the distance and clinch up but ORielly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORielly blocks a head kick by Clement.
Clement ducks under a wild hook from ORielly.
ORielly lands a body shot.
ORielly misses with an uppercut
and Clement counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Clement seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clement throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Clement fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
ORielly manages to get back to half guard.
ORielly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Clement is trying to control. ORielly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clement seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead ORielly has recovered full guard.
Clement throws a strike but ORielly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clement is trying to control the position but ORielly postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORielly is working Clement over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Clement clinches.
Clement wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORielly has him pressed against the cage.
ORielly prevents Clement from breaking the clinch.
ORielly prevents a body shot from Clement.
ORielly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clement wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clement breaks from the clinch.
ORielly checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from ORielly. Clement does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Clement there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
ORielly throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by ORielly.
Clement bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clement scores with a nice right hand.
ORielly thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement throws a sloppy head kick and ORielly moves out of range easily.
Clement pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces ORielly back to the cage. Clement follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
ORielly throws a push kick but Clement slaps the foot to one side.
Clement works the jab nicely.
Clement throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clement blocks a jab.
Clement misses with a straight left.
ORielly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slow jab from ORielly misses its intended target.
Clement ducks right into an uppercut from ORielly.
Clement connects with a leg kick. ORielly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by ORielly.
Clement slips under a jab from ORielly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORielly misses with a lunging right hand
and Clement counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clement trying to pass the guard but ORielly defending well.
ORielly trying to control but Clement postures up.
Clement misses with a head shot. ORielly uses the momentum to regain guard.
Clement in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clement wants to control from the top but ORielly keeps moving.
ORielly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clement looking to pass the guard.
ORielly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clement's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but ORielly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
ORielly throws a big right hand that misses.
ORielly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ORielly trying to control but Clement is working from the bottom.
ORielly wants to stand but Clement has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Clement looking for submissions from the bottom but instead ORielly passes into side control.
ORielly looks up at the clock and then as Clement takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, ORielly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Clement is looking for a sweep.
Clement takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly is looking to take a break and control but Clement is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clement is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked ORielly off and has taken his back!
ORielly trying to control but not successfully.
Clement loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can ORielly hold on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORielly trying to control the action but Clement just sinks the hooks in.
ORielly tries to escape but Clement has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clement throwing sloppy strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Clement showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clement has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Clement!
Jules Clement seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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