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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erick Clap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clap comes into the arena with Burn it to the ground blaring out of the sound system. De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clap misses with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Clap has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Fran!
Clap tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
De Fran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fran throws a jab but it's blocked by Clap.
Clap throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Fran has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Clap is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clap moves away.
Clap throwing a counter right hand but De Fran manages to avoid it.
Clap lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clap.
Clap defending well as De Fran loads up on a big left hand.
Clap checks a low kick from De Fran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap misses with a low kick as De Fran jumps back.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
Clap takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Clap.
Clap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
Clap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
De Fran throws a chopping leg kick but Clap manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clap scores with a jab to the head.
Clap looks to land a right hand but De Fran moved out of range.
Clap misses with a low kick.
De Fran listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clap scores with a nice strike.
De Fran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clap throws the left hand but De Fran avoids the punch easily.
De Fran thows a leg kick but Clap checks it
and Clap counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Fran is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Clap tries to work over De Fran's front leg with a kick but De Fran checks it.
Clap misses with a takedown attempt
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Clap.
De Fran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clap darts in and clinches De Fran up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran missing with knees to the body.
De Fran is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clap goes for a takedown attempt but De Fran pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Clap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Fran connects with a high kick.
Clap misses with a straight right.
Clap connects with the punch.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Fran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clap is able to avoid easily.
Clap has De Fran up against the cage in a clinch.
Clap is looking to take this one to the mat.
De Fran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clap is pushing De Fran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
Clap lands a body punch.
Clap lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Clap.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clap.
A short right from De Fran.
De Fran wants to stall.
Clap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fran's elbow.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Clap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fran's elbow.
De Fran misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran stops a takedown attempt from Clap.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clap blocks an uppercut.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clap's defenses.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
De Fran lands with a light punch inside.
Clap can't find room to land a body shot as De Fran controls the action.
Clap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clap manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Fran throws an elbow but it misses.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran is pressed up against the cage. Clap has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Fran down to the mat. De Fran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clap checks a low kick from De Fran.
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 Erick Clap will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Fran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clap was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fran.
Clap lands a right hook to the body.
Clap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clap.
Clap misses the shot to the body.
De Fran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clap fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Fran on the side of the head.
De Fran looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Fran tries to clinch but Clap is having none of it.
Clap is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Erick Clap is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from De Fran misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Fran circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling De Fran to counter with a crisp jab.
Clap lands a glancing blow to the side of De Fran's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
De Fran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Fran 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.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clap. That did some damage!
De Fran lands with a cross.
De Fran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clap counters with an inside leg kick.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Clap sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Fran throws a head kick but Clap moves out of range.
De Fran moves out of range of the body kick.
Clap sets himself, and De Fran steps forward looking for the clinch! Clap avoids it this time.
Clap walks into a stiff left hand from De Fran.
Clap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
Clap stuns De Fran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fran takes a swing at Clap's ribcage but misses.
De Fran throws a hook but Clap avoids it easily.
De Fran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clap to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clap drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clap jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran looking to control.
Clap tries to free his leg and advance position but De Fran is retaining full guard.
De Fran controlling the position.
De Fran trying to control the position.
De Fran managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
Clap takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clap swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Fran counters with a low kick, right behind Clap 's knee.
De Fran throws a lazy right hand but Clap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clap lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Fran's sensitive parts.
Clap throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clap fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
Clap throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab by Clap.
Clap connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran misses with a wild combination.
Clap scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap misses the jab.
Clap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clap misses with a few strikes there.
De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clap.
Clap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like De Fran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clap closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Fran to the mat! De Fran manages to get full guard.
Clap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clap controlling from the top position.
Clap wants to control from the top but De Fran keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Clap dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Clap.
De Fran gets caught napping as Clap dives in and scores a takedown. De Fran manages to retain guard.
De Fran wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Clap manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clap content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Fran trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran is not content to let Clap control the position.
De Fran is trying to control but can't.
Clap is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Fran has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Fran is trying is best to control the position here.
De Fran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clap being controlled here momentarily.
That's two 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.
Clap trying to control but De Fran is working from the bottom.
Andr De Fran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Fran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clap trying to control the position from guard on top but De Fran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Fran misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap moves out of range as De Fran strikes.
De Fran misses with a body shot.
Clap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clap lands with a nice body kick.
Clap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Clap.
De Fran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clap lands a nice looking body shot.
Clap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Fran connects with a leg kick. Clap looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fran can do to turn this around?
De Fran avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Clap there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Fran misses with a series of wild punches.
Clap quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clap throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clap has closed the distance and engaged De Fran in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap blocking some punches.
Clap tries to work over De Fran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clap avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
Clap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Clap.
A shot in the inside from Clap.
De Fran landing knees to the head.
Clap dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Clap.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clap blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Clap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clap, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Clap!
Erick Clap managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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