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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strategos Themistokles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clark Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Strategos Themistokles!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Greene misses with a hook.
Themistokles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Themistokles avoids a kick to the body.
Greene clinches up with Themistokles and pushes him back against the cage.
Themistokles misses with a punch on the inside.
Themistokles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Themistokles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene blocks a body shot from Themistokles.
Themistokles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Themistokles throws a punch but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene jumps guard and drags Themistokles to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Themistokles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Themistokles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Greene's guard.
Themistokles looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Themistokles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greene. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greene tries to get to full guard but Themistokles has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Greene wants to get back to full guard.
Greene has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Themistokles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Greene is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Themistokles jumps into side control!
Greene is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Themistokles off and has taken his back!
Greene punches the canvas rather than the man.
Themistokles covers up after that shot from Greene.
Themistokles has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Greene misses with punches from the back.
Themistokles trying to control the action but Greene just sinks the hooks in.
Greene working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Themistokles!
Greene thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Greene scores with punches to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Themistokles trying to control the position but Greene manages to sink in the hooks.
Greene throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Themistokles is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Greene off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene missing with strikes.
Greene has Themistokles flattened out and is raining down punches.
Themistokles is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Greene misses with punches from the back.
Themistokles has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Greene is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Themistokles is defending well though. Greene let's go of the attempt for now.
Greene working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene struggling to land strikes to the head as Themistokles covers up.
Greene lands a shot to the head.
Themistokles wants to escape the position.
Themistokles trying to control the action but Greene just sinks the hooks in.
Greene is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Themistokles has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Greene is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Themistokles knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Themistokles for a finish.
Greene misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Greene dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Themistokles cracks Greene with an open hand slap.
Themistokles misses with a double jab.
Greene tries to counter with a takedown but Themistokles is quick to defend against it.
Greene closes the distance and pushes Themistokles back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Themistokles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Themistokles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Themistokles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene lands with a light punch inside.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Themistokles can do to turn this around?
Themistokles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene is trying to pull guard but Themistokles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Greene blocking some punches.
Greene jumps guard and drags Themistokles to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Themistokles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Themistokles trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Themistokles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Themistokles from controlling successfully.
Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Themistokles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Themistokles won't allow Greene to sweep him here.
Themistokles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greene is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking to work some ground and pound but Themistokles has wrist control.
Greene throws a strike but Themistokles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clark Greene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greene is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Themistokles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Themistokles passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles is staying tight to Greene's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Greene gets back to half guard.
Themistokles trying to control from half guard but Greene is working away.
Themistokles is controlling the pace.
Greene tries to get to full guard but Themistokles has control of the leg.
Themistokles slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four 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.
Greene manages to get to full guard.
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Themistokles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Themistokles stays in close to Greene's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Strategos Themistokles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Greene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Themistokles.
Greene moves into range and clinches up with Themistokles.
Themistokles lands a right hand.
Greene goes for a takedown attempt but Themistokles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Greene scores with a one two! Themistokles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Themistokles there.
Nice takedown defense from Themistokles. No joy for Greene on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene throws a series of punches but Themistokles avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Themistokles.
A left and a right from Themistokles both land. Nice combination.
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!
Themistokles feints a jab promting Greene to slip. Themistokles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Greene slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Clark Greene has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Themistokles clobbers Greene with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greene shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Themistokles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greene.
Themistokles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Themistokles is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Greene throws an elbow that misses. Themistokles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greene's guard. Nice move by Themistokles!
Themistokles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Themistokles defends it easily.
Greene can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Themistokles controls the pace.
Greene wants to sweep here but Themistokles controlling him for the moment.
Greene is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Themistokles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greene moves into the clinch successfully.
Greene lands a body punch.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Greene is looking for a takedown.
Themistokles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Themistokles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Themistokles gets underhooks to prevent Greene's takedown attempt.
Greene is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Themistokles to keep the fight standing.
Greene tries to pull guard but Themistokles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Themistokles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Themistokles misses with some punches.
Themistokles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Themistokles.
Greene tries for a takedown. No joy.
A hook to the body from Themistokles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Themistokles.
Themistokles digs a right hand into Greene's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greene's gas tank.
Themistokles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Themistokles lands a body shot.
Themistokles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Themistokles lands a nice shot to the body.
Themistokles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Themistokles lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Themistokles.
A right hook to the body lands for Themistokles.
Themistokles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Themistokles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Themistokles gets through Greene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strategos Themistokles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Themistokles lands a nice uppercut.
Themistokles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Themistokles lands with a right to the head.
Themistokles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Themistokles.
Themistokles lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Strategos Themistokles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Themistokles 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Strategos Themistokles!
A relieved looking Strategos Themistokles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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