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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by All Fired Up. Yakovchenko has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eddie Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clark stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yakovchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yakovchenko backwards.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yakovchenko.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yakovchenko lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yakovchenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Yakovchenko.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko stalling in the clinch but Clark improves position.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark cracks Yakovchenko with a nice body shot.
Yakovchenko lands an uppercut.
Yakovchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yakovchenko misses with a body punch.
Clark works on Yakovchenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yakovchenko is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark works on Yakovchenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko misses with a body punch.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakovchenko controls his hands.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Yakovchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark tries a body shot but Yakovchenko blocks it.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Yakovchenko on the inside.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Yakovchenko blocks a body shot from Clark.
Yakovchenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clark up against the cage.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yakovchenko backwards.
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
Yakovchenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clark dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Clark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yakovchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Clark.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Yakovchenko looks winded!
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Yakovchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark blocks a body shot from Yakovchenko.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakovchenko misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark misses with a straight right.
Yakovchenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yakovchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clark.
Clark swings for the body but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Yakovchenko as he connects with a hook.
Yakovchenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yakovchenko looks for the body kick but Clark saw that one coming.
Clark slips a jab from Yakovchenko.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Yakovchenko. Beautiful body shot.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Yakovchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clark 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 Yakovchenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yakovchenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakovchenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yakovchenko.
Clark connects with an inside leg kick.
Clark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark throws out a leg kick but Yakovchenko moves out of range and Clark only half commits.
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Clark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yakovchenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakovchenko throws a solid leg kick but Clark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yakovchenko.
Eddie Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakovchenko connects with a body shot that sends Clark's belly button to the back.
Clark stuns Yakovchenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yakovchenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark is looking to slow Yakovchenko down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yakovchenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Yakovchenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakovchenko connects with a body shot.
Clark misses with a straight left.
Yakovchenko lands a body shot.
Clark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yakovchenko on the side of the head.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clark throws a leg kick that misses.
Yakovchenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clark is looking to score with low kicks.
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yakovchenko's hands.
Clark connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakovchenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clark thinking.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yakovchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yakovchenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Clark tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yakovchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yakovchenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clark's head.
Clark throws a chopping leg kick but Yakovchenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yakovchenko walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab from Clark.
Yakovchenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yakovchenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yakovchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakovchenko defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy body kick
and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clark tries a body shot but Yakovchenko blocks it.
Clark gets through Yakovchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Yakovchenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clark seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yakovchenko can turn it around.
Eddie Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Yakovchenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark 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.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook.
Clark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yakovchenko looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Yakovchenko.
Clark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Clark misses with a head kick.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yakovchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yakovchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a wild body kick that Yakovchenko sees coming a mile off.
Yakovchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovchenko.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yakovchenko.
Clark takes the fight into the clinch.
Yakovchenko prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yakovchenko lands a body punch.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Yakovchenko controls the action.
Clark gets through Yakovchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yakovchenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Yakovchenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yakovchenko swings widly with a right hand
so Clark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yakovchenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clark passes Yakovchenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
Yakovchenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yakovchenko trying to control here.
Clark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yakovchenko looking for submissions off his back.
Yakovchenko is refusing to be controlled, as Clark sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko gets back to full guard.
Clark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yakovchenko is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yakovchenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Yakovchenko moves away and avoids it.
Clark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice jab there from Clark.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakovchenko.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yakovchenko's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yakovchenko's head.
Clark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Yakovchenko is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throwing strikes but missing.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yakovchenko is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
Clark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clark trying to control but Yakovchenko is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eddie Clark.
Yakovchenko scores with a hook to the body. Clark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Clark in the body.
Yakovchenko throws a low kick but Clark moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Yakovchenko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yakovchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Yakovchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice combination. Clark backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheers as Yakovchenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clark doesn't seem phased though.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko moves out of range as Clark strikes.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yakovchenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovchenko pushes Clark away with a front kick.
Yakovchenko throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a shoot takedown. Yakovchenko fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko wants to control the position but Clark says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Yakovchenko looking for a kimura from the bottom but Clark passes into side control!
Clark in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Clark creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yakovchenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Clark is working Yakovchenko over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko is trying to control Clark's posture but Clark avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark had his way with Igor Yakovchenko in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yakovchenko looks for the body kick but Clark saw that one coming.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakovchenko is just out of range.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakovchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakovchenko wants to slow Clark down by chopping away at his legs.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yakovchenko lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clark, right into the meat.
Yakovchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Yakovchenko misses with a right hand
and Clark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yakovchenko's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakovchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yakovchenko looking to control.
Yakovchenko looking for a guillotine here but Clark defends easily.
Yakovchenko has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
Igor Yakovchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yakovchenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Clark stands and throws Yakovchenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clark in side control, throwing shots but Yakovchenko defends.
Eddie Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Clark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yakovchenko tries to improve position but can't.
Clark just content to control the position.
Yakovchenko is not content to let Clark control the position.
Eddie Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yakovchenko is being controlled here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Clark!
Eddie Clark retains his welterweight title!
Eddie Clark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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