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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micheal White!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clark shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Clark stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
Clark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clark stands up from White's guard - Clark perhaps looking for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Clark misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark misses with a head kick.
White is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clark.
Clark looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
White wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White's coach down at Brick Brawlers MMA (13 Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the ropes and back into range.
Clark misses with a hook to the body
and White counters by clinching up.
Clark looking to slow down the pace here.
Clark wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark stalls.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is trying to pull guard but Clark turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Clark tries to break free but White pushes him back against the ropes.
Clark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Clark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark avoids the head kick by White.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Clark wants to take the fight to the mat but White manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clark gets control of White's arms and successfully pulls guard. Clark will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Clark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White is fighting to break Clark's control of his arms but Clark is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White wants to stand but Clark has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Clark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark instigates a clinch.
Clark tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
White stalling in the clinch but Clark improves position.
Clark tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Clark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Clark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Clark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a nice kick to the body.
White tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Clark pushes White up against the ropes in a clinch.
White dodges an elbow strike from Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Clark ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Clark no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Clark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White wants to get up but he can't break Clark's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
Clark has his hands on White's head, controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clark throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Clark wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Clark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
White is pressed up against the ropes. Clark has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clark scores with a takedown into White's guard.
Clark content to stall in guard here.
Clark pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Clark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've been hearing that Clark has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Clark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down White for as long as he can get away with.
Clark escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clark shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White is trying to escape back to his feet but Clark uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Clark decides to stand back up.
Micheal White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clark.
White keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Clark dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clark instigates a clinch.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Matt Clark has been cut.
Clark trying to land knees to the body.
Clark tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the ropes and eventually Clark drops back down to his feet.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark misses with a double jab
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
Matt Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to clinch up.
White closes the distance and pushes Clark back into the ropes.
White looking to stall.
Clark pulls guard successfully.
Matt Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clark looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but White is defending well. Clark quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! White has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Clark celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Clark!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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