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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kye Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Dlugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piotr Dlugi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kye Clarke's chin.
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155 lbs
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170 cm
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165 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kye Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Dlugi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dlugi but Dlugi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dlugi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clarke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clarke throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dlugi to regain full guard.
Clarke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dlugi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Clarke has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Dlugi manages to break the clinch.
Clarke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dlugi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kye Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dlugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dlugi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke is looking to work some ground and pound but Dlugi has wrist control.
Dlugi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dlugi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dlugi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clarke has managed to get both his arms back between Dlugi's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dlugi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarke is one step ahead there.
Clarke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clarke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clarke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clarke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dlugi wants to sweep here but Clarke controlling him for the moment.
Clarke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dlugi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke wants to stand but Dlugi is controlling the position.
Clarke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clarke tries to get out of the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Kye Clarke wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Clarke misses with a takedown
and Dlugi counters with a left to the body.
Clarke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dlugi.
Dlugi slaps away a takedown attempt from Clarke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clarke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dlugi works over Clarke's head and body with a nice combination.
Clarke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dlugi avoids it really well and circles away.
Dlugi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
Dlugi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dlugi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dlugi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlugi cracks Clarke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Dlugi.
Clarke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dlugi to score with a decent uppercut.
Dlugi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clarke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dlugi shoots in looking for a takedown but Clarke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dlugi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dlugi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clarke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dlugi somewhat.
Dlugi leaves Clarke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Dlugi 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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dlugi.
Dlugi tries to clinch but Clarke is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clarke.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dlugi but Dlugi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dlugi shoots in for a takedown but Clarke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dlugi moves into range and clinches up with Clarke.
Dlugi slows down the pace here.
Dlugi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke with a poor takedown
and Dlugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kye Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dlugi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dlugi is breathing heavily.
Dlugi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clarke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dlugi slaps away a takedown attempt from Clarke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clarke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Clarke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dlugi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clarke pulls his head out easily.
Dlugi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clarke.
Clarke is taking a breather. Dlugi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlugi is looking to improve his position.
Clarke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dlugi's head.
Clarke is controlling the pace.
Dlugi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dlugi on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dlugi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dlugi's head.
Clarke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke prevents Dlugi from improving his position.
Clarke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dlugi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clarke.
Clarke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Clarke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarke throwing shots but Dlugi is blocking nicely.
Dlugi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlugi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clarke pulls his head out easily.
Clarke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dlugi defending well though.
Clarke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dlugi defending well though.
Kye Clarke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dlugi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clarke.
Clarke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dlugi defending well though.
Clarke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clarke throwing shots but Dlugi is blocking nicely.
Dlugi trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dlugi is looking to escape.
Dlugi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dlugi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kye Clarke 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!
Clarke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dlugi on his heels. He'll look to pass Dlugi's guard now, I'm sure.
Clarke postures up in Dlugi's guard and throws a big left but Dlugi blocks it.
Clarke throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clarke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clarke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dlugi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clarke throws an elbow that misses. Dlugi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clarke's guard. Nice move by Dlugi!
Dlugi trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarke wants to stand up but Dlugi is controlling him.
That's one minute 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.
Clarke wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dlugi manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dlugi is trying to work for a kimura but Clarke is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clarke is staying active underneath Dlugi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clarke wants to get back to his feet.
Dlugi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clarke defends it well.
Dlugi stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlugi shoots for a double leg takedown but Clarke sprawls well. He's pushed Dlugi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clarke.
Dlugi stuffs the takedown.
Dlugi tries to clinch up but Clarke circles away and keeps his distance.
Dlugi scores with a body shot.
Dlugi misses with a wild combination.
Dlugi leaves Clarke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kye Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dlugi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dlugi pinned against the cage. Dlugi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dlugi.
Dlugi shoots for a double leg takedown but Clarke sprawls well. He's pushed Dlugi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clarke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dlugi throws a head kick that misses.
Clarke goes for a double leg but Dlugi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dlugi continues to drive forward.
Dlugi stalling the fight.
Clarke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dlugi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piotr Dlugi.
I think Dlugi 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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