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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gin Kobra (ranked 4398 p4p, 472 weight class) and Boyd Clark (ranked 4049 p4p, 452 weight class). Boyd Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gin Kobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boyd Clark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kobra moves away.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kobra moves away.
A quick step to the side and Kobra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark lands a nice looking body kick.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Kobra moves out of range easily.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Kobra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kobra cracks Clark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kobra throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kobra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kobra blocks a head kick by Clark.
Sloppy strikes from Kobra. Those never looked like landing.
Boyd Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobra scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Kobra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kobra tried to counter with a leg kick but Clark avoided it.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kobra counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Kobra blocks the low kick.
Kobra went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Clark walks into a stiff left hand from Kobra.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Kobra moves out of range easily.
Kobra moves out of range of the leg kick from Clark.
Clark throws a front kick aimed at Kobra's knee but Kobra avoids it well.
We've been informed that Clark has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kobra throws a good cross that connects.
Clark tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Kobra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Clark misses.
As Clark looks to move away, Kobra throws a big counter combo but Clark just gets out of the way.
Kobra looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kobra checks a leg kick.
Clark throws a head kick but Kobra moves out of range.
It looked like Kobra was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clark.
Kobra works the jab nicely.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kobra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark throws a lazy head kick
and Kobra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a hook. Kobra ducked under it nicely.
Clark staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Clark's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Clark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kobra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Clark looks to throw a body kick
letting Kobra counter with a right hand.
Clark throws a push kick but Kobra slaps the foot to one side.
Kobra fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Clark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clark misses with a combination
and Kobra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kobra misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kobra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clark throws a head kick but Kobra moves out of range.
Kobra misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kobra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark drops Kobra with a beautiful combination! Kobra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clark is looking for the KO!
Kobra is rocked!
Kobra avoids the head kick by Clark.
Kobra throwing a counter right hand but Clark manages to avoid it.
Oh Kobra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kobra blocks a head kick by Clark.
Kobra seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Kobra tries to counter with a takedown but Clark is quick to defend against it.
Kobra feints a jab promting Clark to slip. Kobra then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clark slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd Clark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kobra misses with a double jab.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobra is just out of range.
Clark throws a wild body kick that Kobra sees coming a mile off.
Kobra swinging wildly here.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Kobra moves out of range easily.
Kobra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clark on the side of the head.
Kobra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gin Kobra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobra avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark tries a low kick but Kobra avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Kobra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kobra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clark counters with a crisp one two that drops Kobra! Clark thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kobra to his feet! Kobra is in big trouble!
Boyd Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kobra throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobra is just out of range.
Kobra throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Clark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kobra.
Kobra lands with a shot to the body.
Kobra slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobra lands with a nice combination. Clark backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Clark misses
and Kobra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kobra rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice cross by Kobra.
Kobra misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Kobra.
Kobra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooh!!! Clark has knocked Kobra down with a huge combo! Clark steps away and waves a wobbly Kobra back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Clark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kobra swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark.
Clark takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobra.
Clark takes one on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Kobra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kobra drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clark sprawls and moves away.
Kobra looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Clark misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kobra misses its target.
Kobra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kobra throwing a counter right hand but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kobra throws a quick counter kick to the body but Clark avoids it.
Kobra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kobra counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kobra doesn't seem bothered though.
Kobra slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Kobra misses with a double jab
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark wants to land a leg kick but Kobra is out of range.
Kobra is looking to counter punch.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kobra counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Kobra doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clark throws a head kick but Kobra moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boyd Clark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Decent striking displayed by Kobra there.
Kobra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clark tries to bum rush Kobra with a series of wild strikes but Kobra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark scores with a body shot.
Kobra lands a slapping body shot.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kobra moves away.
Clark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kobra avoids the head kick by Clark.
Kobra lands with a shot to the body.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kobra lands a jab-cross combination.
Kobra throws out a powerful jab.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kobra throws a right and a left that Clark avoids nicely.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Kobra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kobra tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Kobra avoids it.
Boyd Clark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra blocks a head kick by Clark.
Kobra misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Clark throws a right and a left that Kobra avoids nicely.
Kobra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobra motions for Clark to come forward. Kobra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kobra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Kobra throws a low kick, looking for Clark's leg but Clark calmly moves out of range.
Kobra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clark throws a series of punches but Kobra avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Kobra was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobra.
Kobra blocks a head kick by Clark.
A leg kick checked by Kobra.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark is looking to score with low kicks.
Kobra throws a big counter combination but Clark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Clark throws a right hand that Kobra ducks under and follows up with a left that Kobra also avoids with ease.
Kobra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kobra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gin Kobra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Kobra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clark misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra blocks a head kick by Clark.
Sloppy strikes from Kobra. Those never looked like landing.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kobra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch combination from Kobra misses.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kobra cracks a nice hook into Clark's ribs.
Kobra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Kobra does no damage.
A left lands for Kobra.
Kobra misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gin Kobra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyd Clark!
Boyd Clark tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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