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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Louiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and spock clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Louiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, spock clark!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louiz.
Louiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Louiz - that landed with a thud.
Come on Louiz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Louiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from clark.
Louiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louiz.
clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louiz.
clark fails with the takedown.
Mario Louiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of spock clark.
clark shoots for a takedown but Louiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
clark tries to clinch but Louiz moves out of range.
clark shoots in but no luck this time.
clark shoots in for a double leg but Louiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Louiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Mario Louiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
clark fails with a takedown attempt.
clark looks gassed!
Louiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and clark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Louiz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Louiz wants to get back to his feet.
clark is keen to just control but Louiz is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
clark prevents Louiz from standing back up.
clark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
clark wants to pass the guard but Louiz is defending well.
Louiz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. clark is working away from the top position though.
clark passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
clark throwing strikes here but Louiz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
clark looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Louiz tries to lock up and control but clark gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Louiz tries to reverse the position but clark maintains control.
clark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Louiz is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Louiz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Louiz is desperately trying to improve his position but clark has a good base and remains in mount.
clark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Louiz is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but spock clark will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Louiz blocks a head kick by clark.
clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
clark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Louiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Louiz tries to land a front kick but clark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Louiz looks to land a combination. clark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
clark shoots in looking for a takedown. Louiz tries to sprawl out of it but clark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Louiz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Louiz. No joy for clark on that attempt.
Louiz throws a nice looking combination but clark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
clark swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
clark is looking to control Louiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can clark avoid being mounted?
clark is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Louiz is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
clark moves into full guard.
clark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Louiz 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
clark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Louiz counters with a left and a right that stings clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Mario Louiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of spock clark.
Louiz scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from clark.
Some wild striking there from Louiz.
Louiz tries to clinch there but clark circles away.
Louiz stuffs the takedown attempt from clark. clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Louiz closes the distance and clinches.
Louiz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Louiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louiz trying to land knees to the body.
clark tries to break the clinch but Louiz is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
clark is trying to stall.
Louiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
clark goes for a takedown attempt but Louiz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Louiz fails to land with a series of punches.
clark shoots in for a double leg but Louiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Louiz has managed to clinch.
Louiz lands a body shot in the clinch.
clark wants to break free but Louiz has control.
clark tries to break the clinch but Louiz is controlling the position.
Louiz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Louiz lands with a left to the head.
clark tries for a takedown but Louiz manages to get underhooks.
Louiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Louiz 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!
Louiz misses with a double jab.
Louiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Louiz fails to land with a series of punches.
clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Louiz circles away.
clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Louiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Louiz.
clark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
clark throws a right and a left that Louiz avoids nicely.
clark tries for a takedown but Louiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Louiz misses.
clark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mario Louiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of spock clark.
clark tries to clinch up but Louiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louiz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
clark tries to get back to half guard but can't.
clark manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louiz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
clark actively working from the bottom here.
Louiz decides to stand up.
A low kick from clark is predictable there
and clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Louiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and clark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
clark is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
clark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louiz defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louiz tries to get to full guard but clark has control of the leg.
clark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
clark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Louiz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
clark passes to full mount!
Louiz is working to get back to half guard.
clark wants to finish this one by submission but Louiz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from clark.
Louiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for clark on the ground.
clark wants to control the pace but Louiz is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to spock clark.
I think clark 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... spock clark!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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