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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger comes to the cage accompanied by Body Rott. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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165 lbs
40 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Clam Digger. That's going to slow Sibelius down.
Clam Digger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clam Digger misses with a kick to the body.
Clam Digger blocks a jab.
A big right from Sibelius misses.
Sibelius misses with a straight left.
Sibelius throws a series of punches but Clam Digger avoids them all with ease.
Sibelius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sibelius.
Clam Digger is trying to control Sibelius's posture but Sibelius avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Sibelius.
Clam Digger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sibelius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clam Digger gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clam Digger is not content to let Sibelius control the position.
Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger trying to control here.
Clam Digger is trying to get back to full guard.
Sibelius passes to side control.
Clam Digger dodges the ground and pound from Sibelius.
Sibelius lands some shots froms side control.
Clam Digger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sibelius wants to improve his position but Clam Digger is controlling well.
Sibelius looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clam Digger wants to control but Sibelius is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius tries to roll over but Clam Digger keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sibelius looking for submissions off his back.
Clam Digger trying to control the action but Sibelius is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sibelius wants to improve his position but Clam Digger is controlling well.
Clam Digger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clam Digger throws a strike but Sibelius avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sibelius has momentary wrist control but Clam Digger slips an elbow through the middle.
Clam Digger wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.
Sibelius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clam Digger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clam Digger passes Sibelius's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sibelius wants to get back to full guard but Clam Digger has mounted him!
Sibelius can't escape the position.
Clam Digger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sibelius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clam Digger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sibelius is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is bucking up trying to escape but Clam Digger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Clam Digger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sibelius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clam Digger trying to control but Sibelius is having none of it.
Sibelius sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Clam Digger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sibelius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clam Digger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sibelius wants to control but Clam Digger passes into side.
Sibelius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sibelius sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terrance Clam Digger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Sibelius misses.
Clam Digger moves away from the strike by Sibelius.
Clam Digger lands a head shot.
Sibelius swinging wildly here.
Clam Digger throws a hook to the side of Sibelius's head but Sibelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clam Digger is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Clam Digger lands a nice shot that snaps Sibelius's head back.
Sibelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clam Digger drives through and clinches with Sibelius against the cage.
Clam Digger throws a punch but it's blocked by Sibelius.
Sibelius being controlled against the cage.
Sibelius blocks a body shot from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sibelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sibelius lands with a good body shot.
Sibelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Clam Digger tries to sprawl out of it but Sibelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clam Digger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Clam Digger is just out of range.
Sibelius throws a big shot that misses.
Sibelius looks to land a right hand but Clam Digger moved out of range.
A big left from Sibelius misses.
Sibelius moves out of range of the body kick.
Sibelius swings for the body but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Clam Digger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sibelius.
Clam Digger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Sibelius blocks the low kick.
Sibelius shoots in for a double leg but Clam Digger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Sibelius misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Sibelius.
Clam Digger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clam Digger misses with a body kick.
Sibelius misses with a lunging right hand
and Clam Digger counters with a thumping low kick.
Clam Digger throws a leg kick but Sibelius checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clam Digger counters by clinching up.
Sibelius lands a body punch.
Clam Digger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clam Digger is working Sibelius over against the cage.
Sibelius breaks from the clinch.
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!
Clam Digger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clam Digger fakes the leg kick and cracks Sibelius in the body.
Clam Digger throws a shot to the body.
Clam Digger moves in looking to clinch but Sibelius pushes him off.
Sibelius throws a body shot but no joy.
Sibelius throws the left hand but Clam Digger avoids the punch easily.
Sibelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clam Digger throws a wild body kick that Sibelius sees coming a mile off.
Sibelius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clam Digger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sibelius misses with a two punch combination.
Sibelius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clam Digger circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sibelius is breathing heavily.
Sibelius fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clam Digger on the side of the head.
Clam Digger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sibelius.
Crunch! Clam Digger slams his shin into Sibelius's torso.
Clam Digger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sibelius walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sibelius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clam Digger - the referee stops the clock and Sibelius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clam Digger. Sibelius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sibelius might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clam Digger closes the distance and pushes Sibelius back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Clam Digger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clam Digger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clam Digger stalling against the cage.
Sibelius breaks the clinch.
Clam Digger scores with a nice right hand.
Clam Digger jabs at Sibelius's body.
Clam Digger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sibelius takes a step back to recover.
Sibelius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clam Digger to the mat! Clam Digger manages to get full guard.
Clam Digger is trying to control the position but Sibelius postures up.
Clam Digger wants to sweep here but Sibelius controlling him for the moment.
Sibelius pushes down on Clam Digger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clam Digger wants to control but Sibelius is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clam Digger tries to roll over but Sibelius keeps him under control.
Sibelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clam Digger's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sibelius throws a combination that misses
and Clam Digger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sibelius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clam Digger.
Clam Digger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sibelius to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clam Digger has his foot on Sibelius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sibelius works his way back into a safe position though.
Sibelius chips away with some ground and pound.
Clam Digger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sibelius with a nice head shot there.
Sibelius tries to free his leg and advance position but Clam Digger is retaining full guard.
Clam Digger controlling Sibelius's posture.
Clam Digger is trying to control the position but Sibelius postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clam Digger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sibelius defends well.
Sibelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clam Digger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sibelius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clam Digger has his foot on Sibelius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sibelius works his way back into a safe position though.
Clam Digger is trying to keep Sibelius in close.
Sibelius looking to pass the guard.
Clam Digger has an active guard here but Sibelius has managed to pass into half guard.
Clam Digger trying to hold on to Sibelius's head to control him but Sibelius postures up.
Terrance Clam Digger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sibelius manages to pass to mount!
Clam Digger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sibelius lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sibelius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clam Digger regains half guard.
Sibelius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jean Sibelius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sibelius is thwarting Clam Digger's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is trying to control. Clam Digger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clam Digger trying to control but Sibelius postures up.
Sibelius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sibelius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jean Sibelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sibelius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clam Digger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clam Digger tries to roll over but Sibelius keeps him under control.
Sibelius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sibelius is looking to advance position but Clam Digger won't allow it.
Clam Digger wants to control but Sibelius passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger is trying to improve his position.
Sibelius cracks Clam Digger with a big right hand but Clam Digger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sibelius working away.
Sibelius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clam Digger keeps working.
Sibelius wants to take a breather but Clam Digger manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sibelius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sibelius postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Sibelius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clam Digger 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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