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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Deezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Deezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Clausen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Deezy. Clausen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clausen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Clausen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clausen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clausen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
King Deezy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Deezy. Those never looked like landing.
Deezy misses with a head kick.
Deezy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clausen.
Sloppy strikes from Deezy. Those never looked like landing.
Deezy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deezy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausen drives through with a takedown into Deezy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deezy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Deezy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deezy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausen stands and steps away. Deezy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Deezy works over Clausen's head and body with a nice combination.
Deezy throws a series of punches but Clausen moves out of range.
Clausen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Deezy's guard.
Deezy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clausen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clausen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clausen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clausen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Clausen gets to his feet - Deezy follows without any prompting.
Deezy misses with the combination.
Clausen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Clausen working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Clausen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clausen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A jab from Deezy does it's job there.
Deezy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clausen.
Deezy lands a jab-cross combination.
Deezy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clausens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Deezy takes a swing at Clausen's ribcage but misses.
Deezy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deezy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deezy throws a sloppy head kick and Clausen moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Clausen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Clausen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deezy as he jumps to the side.
Clausen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deezy.
Clausen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deezy misses with a two punch combination.
Clausen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deezy's guard.
Clausen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Clausen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Deezy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Deezy.
Deezy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Deezy misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Clausen or perhaps it was just good defense by Deezy, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Clausen or perhaps it was just good defense by Deezy, which made it look bad.
Deezy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clausen's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausen dodges the punch combination from Deezy.
Deezy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Deezy misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Deezy.
Deezy misses with a body shot.
Clausen tries for a takedown but Deezy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King Deezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Clausen.
Deezy looks to score with a jab to the body but Clausen is just out of range.
Deezy misses with the combination.
King Deezy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deezy misses with a combination
and Clausen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Clausen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Deezy is trying to keep Clausen in close.
Clausen gets to his feet - Deezy follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen shoots in but Deezy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Deezy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clausen was well out of range. Poor timing from Deezy.
Deezy misses with a double jab.
Clausen unleashes a big counter combination but Deezy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Deezy.
Clausen throws out a counter right but Deezy avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Deezy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clausen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clausen throws a nice looking combination but Deezy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Deezy.
A head kick misses from Deezy.
Deezy throws a solid leg kick but Clausen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Deezy.
Deezy tries to bum rush Clausen with a series of wild strikes but Clausen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deezy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clausen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Clausen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deezy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deezy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clausen circles away quickly and effectively.
Deezy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Deezy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clausen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Deezy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deezy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Deezy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deezy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deezy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deezy throws a series of punches but Clausen moves out of range.
Clausen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deezy circles away.
Clausen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clausen can't get the takedown.
Clausen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Deezy.
Clausen shoots in looking for a takedown. Deezy tries to sprawl out of it but Clausen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Deezy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Deezy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clausen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deezy swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Deezy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Deezy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deezy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clausen can do to turn this around?
Clausen shoots in but Deezy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clausen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deezy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clausen.
King Deezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Clausen.
Clausen misses with the combination.
Deezy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deezy throws a body punch but Clausen moves out of range.
Deezy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Deezy throws a right and a left that Clausen avoids nicely.
Clausen slips a jab and a cross from Deezy.
Clausen tries a quick counter leg kick but Deezy is wise to it.
Deezy wants to land a leg kick but Clausen is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deezy misses with a two punch combination.
Deezy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clausen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Deezy's guard.
Clausen stands up and waves to Deezy to follow him.
Deezy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clausen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deezy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Clausen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Clausen gets a takedown into half guard.
Deezy looking for submissions off his back.
Clausen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen lands with a punch from half guard.
Deezy looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deezy wants to get back to full guard.
Clausen controlling the pace.
Clausen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Deezy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clausen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Deezy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clausen defends it easily.
Clausen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clausen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Deezy's head.
Clausen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Clausen with a nice head shot there.
Clausen works over Deezy with some ground and pound from guard.
Clausen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Deezy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clausen is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deezy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clausen defends well.
Clausen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Deezy, up you get!
Deezy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clausen takes the fight into the clinch.
Clausen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Deezy walks away with a smile on his face. Clausen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deezy stuffs the takedown.
Deezy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clausen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ricky Clausen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Deezy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clausen lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Clausen.
I think Deezy 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Deezy!
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RATING
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