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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubbles Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Scarn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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173 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Scarn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubbles Clarke! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Scarn throws a head kick that Clarke semi-blocks.
Scarn tries to clinch but Clarke moves away and Clarke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scarn's guard. Clarke stands and steps away. Scarn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Clarke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michael Scarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Scarn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Scarn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Clarke takes a kick to the side of the head. Clarke has his takedown stuffed and Scarn counters with an outside leg kick.
Scarn pushes Clarke up against the cage in a clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Scarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Scarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scarn lands a knee to the body.
Scarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scarn dodges an elbow strike from Clarke.
Scarn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scarn landing knees to the head.
Scarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Clarke won't want to take too many of those. Scarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Scarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Clarke won't want to take too many of those. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scarn obliges. Scarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clarke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Knees to the body from Scarn.
Scarn with a knee to the head.
Scarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clarke is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Scarn lands a knee to the body.
Scarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Knees to the body from Scarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Clarke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scarn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Clarke can turn it around. Clarke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Clarke wants to break free but Scarn has control.
Scarn lands a nice elbow. Scarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clarke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Clarke takes an elbow to the forehead. Scarn connects with a knee to the head.
Clarke takes an elbow to the temple. Clarke takes an elbow to the forehead. Scarn scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scarn obliges. Scarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Clarke won't want to take too many of those. Scarn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clarke's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Clarke won't want to take too many of those. Scarn scores with a knee to the head.
Clarke takes a knee to the side of the body. Scarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clarke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Scarn lands an elbow inside that Clarke shrugs off. Scarn landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Scarn.
Clarke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scarn avoids it. Scarn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clarke's face.
Clarke is trying to pull guard but Scarn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Michael Scarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubbles Clarke. Scarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Clarke won't want to take too many of those. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Knees in the clinch landing for Scarn.
Clarke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scarn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scarn obliges. Scarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scarn. Clarke has Scarn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scarn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Nice elbow from Scarn. Clarke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scarn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michael Scarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Scarn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Clarke is still on wobbly legs! Can Scarn finish him? Scarn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Clarke seems to have recovered his senses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Clarke fails with the takedown and Scarn counters with a thumping low kick. Scarn lands a big head kick that sends Clarke tumbling to the mat! Scarn takes a step backwards and waves Clarke back to his feet - he wants the finish! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scarn dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whack! Scarn lands a heavy head kick that drops Clarke. The ref tackles Scarn to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Clarke was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Michael Scarn!
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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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