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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
34 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Clark!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with a nice leg kick.
Allen tries for a takedown but Clark circles away easily
and Clark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Allen blocks a jab.
Allen misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Allen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
Allen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Gracie Allen has been cut.
Clark lands with a slapping head kick.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allen moves forwards but Clark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clark.
Nice uppercut there from Clark.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen backing away here, and Clark unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Allen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Allen duly obliges.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a low kick, right behind Clark 's knee.
Eddie Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen misses with the body kick
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clark connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet.
Clark moves into the clinch.
Allen pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen is pulling down on Clark's head to control his posture.
Clark stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clark is fighting to break Allen's control of his arms but Allen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen trying to keep a closed guard but Clark is proving a slippery customer.
Clark tries to free his leg and advance position but Allen is retaining full guard.
Allen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clark defends it easily.
Allen trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a leg kick but Clark moved away.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Clark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Clark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie Allen's cut is getting worse.
Allen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clark lands with a right hand.
Clark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Allen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Clark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen thumps Clark with a low kick.
Clark throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clark.
Clark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clark wants it to stay on the feet.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Clark shrugs it off though.
Clark is looking to clinch.
Clark blocks a jab.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen's head.
Clark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gracie Allen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clark misses with a hook.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Allen misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Clark.
Allen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Clark's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Clark clinches up with Allen and pushes him back against the cage.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Allen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clark pulls his leg out and moves away.
Allen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Clark throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark checks a low kick from Allen.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Allen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clark! But no joy.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
Clark tries a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Clark lands a really nice looking cross but Allen seems unphased.
Gracie Allen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Clark scores with a shot to the body.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Allen stuns Clark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allen throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Allen is predictable there
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen 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 Clark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Allen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Clark.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
Allen throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gracie Allen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen lands a left hand.
Allen lands a left hand.
Clark misses with some punches.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
A short left from Clark.
Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
A lazy left from Clark finds it's target.
Allen jabs at Clark's body.
Clark lands a jab to the head.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allen on the side of the head.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Clark counters with a left and a right that stings Allen.
Allen is rocked!
A solid body kick from Clark.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clark! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clark - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Clark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Allen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clark is fending him off so far but Allen persists. Nope, Clark circles away and we're back to standing.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clark throws a front kick that sends Allen stumbling back into the cage.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Clark shrugs it off though.
Allen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Clark.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
Allen wants to slow Clark down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen blocks a jab.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark misses with a head kick.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Allen. Allen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Allen throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Clark throws a big counter head kick but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Allen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clark connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet.
Allen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Allen scores with a sloppy right hand. Clark should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gracie Allen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Allen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
Clark lands a big head kick that sends Allen to the canvas! Clark follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Clark!
Eddie Clark is the new welterweight champion!
Eddie Clark spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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