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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Teló (ranked 1515 p4p, 215 weight class) and Thomas Clawnes (ranked 2724 p4p, 358 weight class). Teló comes into the arena with Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego blaring out of the sound system. Clawnes has chosen My name is MUD as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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209 lbs
28 - 15 - 1 |
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223 lbs
26 - 23 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Michel Teló!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes swings for the body but Teló moves out of range.
Teló's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clawnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teló scrambles back to his feet.
Clawnes looks to land a right hand but Teló moved out of range.
Clawnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Teló has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AREA 51 in the buildup to the fight.
Clawnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clawnes swings for the body but Teló moves out of range.
Clawnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teló decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clawnes's guard.
Teló decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Clawnes throws a body punch but Teló moves out of range.
Clawnes looks to land a right hand but Teló moved out of range.
Teló tries to counter with a takedown but Clawnes is quick to defend against it.
Teló moves out of range of the strikes.
Teló attempts a counter takedown but Clawnes avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Clawnes misses.
Teló tries to counter with a takedown but Clawnes is quick to defend against it.
Teló bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clawnes throws a hook to the side of Teló's head but Teló sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teló tries to counter with a takedown but Clawnes is quick to defend against it.
Clawnes looks to throw the jab but Teló is out of range.
Clawnes throws a looping overhand right but Teló ducks down to avoid it.
Teló drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clawnes sprawls and moves away.
Clawnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clawnes misses the shot to the body.
Teló changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Clawnes throws a left and a right that both miss
so Teló counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Teló stands and steps away. Clawnes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Clawnes misses with a right hand
and Teló counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clawnes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Teló manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teló stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Clawnes to get to his feet.
Clawnes dives in for a single leg takedown but Teló sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clawnes misses with an uppercut. Teló saw that one coming.
Teló takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clawnes throws out a loose jab but Teló uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teló avoids the body shot from Clawnes.
Teló slips under a jab from Clawnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Teló counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clawnes won't be happy with that.
Teló decides to stand back up. Teló steps back and let's Clawnes get back to his feet.
Clawnes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Teló counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clawnes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Teló manages to pass to side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Clawnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teló gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clawnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teló counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Teló.
Teló stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Clawnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teló drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clawnes sprawls and moves away.
Clawnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Clawnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Teló attempts a counter takedown but Clawnes avoids it well and moves away.
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 Michel Teló will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Teló avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teló ducks under a wild hook from Clawnes.
Teló appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Clawnes wants to clinch
and Teló counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clawnes won't be happy with that.
Clawnes is trying to work for a sweep but Teló has mounted him!
Clawnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Teló gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló slips under a jab.
Teló half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Clawnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Teló counters with a single leg into guard. Clawnes didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló stands up from Clawnes's guard - Teló perhaps looking for a knockout.
Clawnes throws a jab when Teló was well out of range.
Teló changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Clawnes.
Teló tries to counter with a takedown but Clawnes is quick to defend against it.
Teló steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clawnes.
Teló feinted with a counter takedown.
Teló slips under a jab from Clawnes.
Clawnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Teló in his tracks.
Clawnes scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Teló. No joy for Clawnes on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clawnes. Teló does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teló changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clawnes. Teló does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teló tries to counter with a takedown but Clawnes is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teló drops his hands momentarily and Clawnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clawnes throws an off balance right hand
so Teló counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Clawnes manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clawnes gets underhooks to prevent Teló's takedown attempt.
Clawnes tries to pull guard but Teló won't allow it.
Clawnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clawnes throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Teló counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Clawnes has his hands on Teló's head, controlling the position.
Teló stands up from Clawnes's guard - Teló perhaps looking for a knockout.
Clawnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Teló as Clawnes shoots in.
Michel Teló has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clawnes.
Clawnes misses with a left hand
and Teló decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clawnes's guard.
Teló is standing up over Clawnes. Clawnes looks to escape but Teló dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teló decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Teló. No joy for Clawnes on that attempt.
Teló appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Clawnes misses with a looping right.
Teló changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Clawnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teló drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clawnes sprawls and moves away.
Clawnes throws a jab when Teló was well out of range.
Clawnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Clawnes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Clawnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teló feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Clawnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clawnes misses with a shot to the body
and Teló counters with a single leg into guard. Clawnes didn't expect that.
Clawnes is wriggling around but Teló manages to pass to half guard.
Teló stands up and beckons Clawnes to join him on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clawnes throws a lazy uppercut
so Teló counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clawnes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clawnes, up you get!
Michel Teló is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clawnes closes the distance and clinches.
Clawnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clawnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Teló.
Teló is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Teló drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clawnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teló.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes gets underhooks to prevent Teló's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Teló. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teló has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clawnes after a bit of a struggle.
Clawnes breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Clawnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teló tries to counter with a takedown but Clawnes is quick to defend against it.
Clawnes misses with a hook. Teló ducked under it nicely.
Teló tries to counter with a takedown but Clawnes is quick to defend against it.
Clawnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clawnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clawnes misses with a two punch combination.
Clawnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clawnes throws a big shot that misses.
Teló feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a combination that misses
and Teló counters with a shoot takedown. Clawnes fights it but they end up in guard.
Teló gets to his feet - Clawnes follows without any prompting.
Clawnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teló counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Teló decides to return to a standing position.
Clawnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clawnes misses with an uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Clawnes
and Teló counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teló gets to his feet - Clawnes follows without any prompting.
Clawnes misses with a straight right.
Teló feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teló defending well as Clawnes loads up on a big left hand.
Teló feinted with a counter takedown.
Clawnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clawnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teló.
Clawnes throws the left hand but Teló avoids the punch easily.
Teló drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clawnes sprawls and moves away.
Clawnes misses with a body punch
and Teló counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clawnes!
Teló decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Clawnes cracks Teló with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clawnes loads up on a big right hand but Teló slips the punch.
Teló drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clawnes sprawls and moves away.
Clawnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teló counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michel Teló.
I think Teló 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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