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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Clack (ranked 1842 p4p, 246 weight class) and Nick Cave (ranked 3141 p4p, 389 weight class). Nick Cave has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kenny Clack's chin.
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193 lbs
24 - 15 - 3 |
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190 lbs
29 - 25 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Clack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Cave!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cave misses with a double jab.
Clack cracks Cave with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Cave.
Cave is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A lazy left from Clack finds it's target.
Cave has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clack finds it's way round the side to connect with Cave's head.
It looks like Nick Cave has been cut.
Cave misses the body punch
and Clack counters with an outside leg kick.
Clack slips under a jab from Cave.
Clack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clack looks to land a right hand but Cave moved out of range.
Cave takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clack tries to score with a low kick but Cave moves his leg out of the way.
Cave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clack appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cave bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clack fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cave avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Clack lands but Cave takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Cave.
Clack slips under a jab.
Cave uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clack.
Cave appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clack, right into the meat.
Nick Cave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cave's head.
Cave lands a jab to Clack's midsection.
Clack jabs at Cave's body.
Cave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clack circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cave throws a leg kick
and Clack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cave won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cave keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clack lands a couple of good shots and Cave has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Clack has good solid back control here.
Clack misses with punches from the back.
Clack patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cave grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Clack avoiding Cave 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cave tries to escape but Clack has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cave covering up well and avoiding damage.
Clack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clack looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Clack controlling the positon.
Clack is looking to control Cave but Cave is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The referee is taking a good look at Cave as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Clack!
Cave looking very determined here, making life difficult for Clack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cave covering up well under a series of strikes from Clack.
Clack missing with strikes from the back.
Clack tries to keep control of the position but Cave is staying busy.
Cave turns into Clack and is now in his guard.
Cave with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Clack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cave's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cave throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clack misses with a hook
and Cave counters with a series of strikes. Clack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cave slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cave misses with a shot to the body
and Clack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cave won't be happy with that.
Cave is looking to get back to his feet here but Clack is keeping cool and he's managed to take Cave's back.
Kenny Clack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clack lands punches and elbows.
Cave is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Clack.
Cave is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Clack off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Cave is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cave has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Clack.
Clack not allowing Cave to control his hands.
Cave tries to escape the position.
Clack softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack struggling to keep hold of the position.
Clack thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Clack's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Clack missing with strikes from the back.
Clack scores with punches to the body.
Clack punches the canvas rather than the man.
Clack tries to keep control of the position but Cave is staying busy.
Cave is trying to remain composed but Clack is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Clack controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cave can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clack misses with an elbow to the head.
Clack lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Cave hold on?!
Clack tightening his grip on Cave, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clack somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Clack looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cave is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Clack.
Clack throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Clack looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Cave is controlling Clack 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Cave working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clack is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cave throws a big right hand that misses.
Clack has control of Cave's left arm, preventing Cave from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Clack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cave's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Clack avoids the body shot from Cave.
Clack throws a jab when Cave was well out of range.
Nice cross by Cave.
Clack has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cave.
Clack throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cave 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 Clack has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clack and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Cave.
Clack misses with a hook.
Clack with a nice cross.
Clack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cave throws a head kick but Clack moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cave takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave misses with a straight left.
Cave takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cave throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cave ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nick Cave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clack shoots in but Cave avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cave is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clack with a body shot.
Clack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cave can do to turn this around?
Cave uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clack.
Cave with the counter takedown but Clack avoids it easily.
Cave fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clack blocks a jab.
Clack misses with a straight left.
Clack tries to move into range but Cave moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cave throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clack throws a looping overhand right but Cave ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cave throws a jab when Clack was well out of range.
Cave misses with an uppercut. Clack saw that one coming.
Clack feinted with a counter takedown.
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!
Cave throws a big shot that misses.
Cave's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cave scrambles back to his feet.
Clack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cave lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cave gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clack.
Clack lands a jab to the nose.
Cave moves away from the strike by Clack.
Cave ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clack moves away.
Cave throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clack wants to pass the guard but Cave is keeping the position.
Cave keeping moving, preventing Clack from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nick Cave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clack makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cave keeping moving, preventing Clack from controlling successfully.
Clack throws a strike but Cave rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cave throwing strikes but missing.
Cave loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cave defends well.
Clack looking for a sweep. Not yet Clack, not yet.
Clack has his feet on Cave's thighs here. He's pushed Cave off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cave screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenny Clack!
A very excited looking Kenny Clack made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Nick Cave stepped up to the mic, saying 'im not gonna retire yet, but i started considering retirement'.
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