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Event:
KOFC 83 - Vandalay vs Nucombe
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Date takes a swing at Clarke's ribcage but misses.
Clarke tries to clinch but Date is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Date.
Date chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clarke can pounce on him.
Clarke is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Date misses its intended target.
We've been told by Date's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clarke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Date was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clarke.
Clarke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Date thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Date.
Date sizes up Clarke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Date is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clarke.
Date walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Date scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clarke in his tracks.
Clarke tries to clinch there but Date circles away.
Clarke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Date thuds a left hand into Clarke's body.
Clarke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Date connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Good exchange - Date coming out on top.#ROC#
Clarke is rocked!
Clarke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Date counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clarke thinking.
Clarke is still on wobbly legs! Can Date finish him?
Date dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke doesn't manage to clinch there - Date circles away.
Clarke switches off momentarily and Date cracks him with a monster right hand! Clarke topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Date dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Date!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rokuya Date!
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Event:
KOFC 77 - Deck vs Force
Date: Dec 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Clarke misses with a combination
#CL#
and Squanch counters by moving into the clinch.
Squanch misses with an elbow over the top.
Squanch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Squanch. #CUT#
It looks like Michael Clarke has been cut.
Clarke avoids the elbow strike from Squanch, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarke.
Squanch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clarke lands a shot to the body.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Squanch can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Squanch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clarke misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Squanch avoids a wild elbow strike from Clarke.
Nice body punch from Squanch.
Clarke misses with an elbow over the top.
Squanch cracks Clarke with a nice body shot.
Clarke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Squanch scores with a hook to the body.
Clarke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Squanch misses with an elbow over the top.
Squanch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Squanch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squanch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Squanch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Squanch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Squanch misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Squanch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clarke scores with a shoulder strike.
Clarke blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Squanch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Squanch throws a punch but it's blocked by Clarke.
Squanch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Squanch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Squanch scores with a shot to the side of Clarke's head.
Clarke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Squanch.
Squanch slowing the pace effectively.
Clarke blocks an elbow strike from Squanch.
Clarke misses with a body punch.
Clarke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Squanch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Clarke can turn it around.#T3#
Squanch lands a body punch.
Clarke blocks a body shot from Squanch.
Squanch lands an elbow that stopped Clarke in his tracks for a moment.
Squanch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Squanch on the inside.
Squanch slowing the pace effectively.
Squanch tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Squanch fails to land.
Squanch avoiding damage as Clarke throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Squanch.
Clarke blocks an elbow strike from Squanch.
Squanch misses with some punches.
Squanch tries to throw a body punch but Clarke avoids it by throwing Squanch back against the cage. #T4#
Squanch just leaning against Clarke, taking a breather.
Squanch avoiding damage as Clarke throws knees to the body.
Squanch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Squanch blocking some punches.
Clarke blocks a body shot from Squanch.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Squanch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Clarke.
Clarke blocks the elbow strike.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Clarke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Squanch misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squanchy Squanch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Clarke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Squanch tries to keep at a distance but Clarke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Squanch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clarke's defenses.
Squanch managing to block the knees to the body from Clarke.
Squanch effectively controlling the action here.
Squanch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarke can do to turn this around?
Squanch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Squanch.
Squanch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Squanch.
Clarke misses with the head strike.
Squanch pushes off an throws an elbow but Clarke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clarke tries to work over Squanch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Squanch can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Clarke blocks an elbow strike from Squanch.
Clarke blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Squanch.
Squanch tries to throw a body punch but Clarke avoids it by throwing Squanch back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clarke.
Clarke blocking some punches.
Squanch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clarke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Squanch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clarke throws a punch but it's blocked by Squanch.
Squanch throws a head punch that misses.
Squanch just leaning against Clarke, taking a breather. #T2#
Squanch has a couple of punches blocked by Clarke.
Squanch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clarke avoids the elbow strike from Squanch, against the cage.
Squanchy Squanch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Squanch.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Squanch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Squanch.
Squanch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Squanch lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squanch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Squanch.
Clarke avoids the elbow strike from Squanch, against the cage.
Clarke blocks an elbow strike.#T3#
Squanch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clarke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Squanch is defending well for now.
Squanch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clarke's defenses.
Stalling in the clinch from Squanch.
Squanch digs a right hand into Clarke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clarke's gas tank.
Clarke tries to land knees in the clinch but Squanch avoids the damage to the body.
Squanch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarke.
Squanch lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarke.
Squanch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clarke up against the cage.
Squanch misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Squanch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Squanch lands an uppercut.
Clarke lands a shoulder strike.
Clarke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Squanch misses with a punch on the inside.
Squanch lands a damaging elbow.
Squanch managing to block the knees to the body from Clarke.
Squanch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squanchy Squanch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Clarke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Clarke clinches with his opponent.
Squanch tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Squanch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Squanch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clarke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke dodges an elbow strike from Squanch.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Squanch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clarke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Squanch working aggressively here.
#T1#
Clarke avoids the elbow strike from Squanch, against the cage.
A short right from Squanch.
Squanch misses with a punch to the body.
Squanch working aggressively here.
Squanch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squanch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Squanch stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Squanch throws an elbow but misses.
Clarke lands an elbow inside that Squanch shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Squanchy Squanch has been cut.
A short right from Squanch.
Squanch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Squanch lands an elbow just above Clarke 's eye. #ROC#
Clarke is rocked!
Squanch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke is still on wobbly legs! Can Squanch finish him?
Clarke blocks an elbow strike.
Squanch lands an elbow inside that Clarke shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Squanch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Squanch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Squanch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Squanch pushes Clarke against the cage. Squanch is working some dirty boxing. Squanch pushes off with a quick right hook! Clarke goes down! Clarke tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Squanch moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Squanchy Squanch!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Squanchy Squanch made sure he mentioned Fenrir Fightgear - Be the Wolf, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
KOFC 69 - Doolittle vs Force
Date: Oct 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Clarke misses with a two punch combination.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoppe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarke tries to clinch up.
Clarke fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Hoppe drives through with a takedown into Clarke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hoppe with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Hoppe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hoppe stopping the sweep attempt from Clarke.
Hoppe pushes down on Clarke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clarke trying to control from the bottom.
Hoppe is looking to advance position but Clarke won't allow it.
Hoppe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoppe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hoppe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hoppe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Clarke tries to roll over but Hoppe keeps him under control.#T1#
Hoppe is nestled in close to Clarke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hoppe prevents Clarke from improving his position.
Hoppe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hoppe controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoppe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clarke's face.
Hoppe working the ground and pound effectively.
#ROC2#
Clarke is rocked!
Hoppe postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Clarke in real trouble here! The ref calls for Clarke to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Hermann Hoppe!
Hans Hermann Hoppe decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 07, 2017 |
#R1#
A jab from Clarke does it's job there.
Clarke avoids the head kick by Olivera.
#CL#
Olivera clinches.
Olivera is working Clarke over against the cage.
Olivera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olivera.
Clarke working aggressively here.
Clarke takes a shot to the head.
Clarke can't find room to land a body shot as Olivera controls the action.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Olivera blocks an uppercut.
Olivera leaning against his opponent.
Olivera misses with the head strike.
Olivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Olivera lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Olivera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clarke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clarke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Olivera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Clarke can turn it around.
Clarke being controlled against the cage.
Olivera can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Olivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
Olivera effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Olivera. #T2#
Clarke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olivera backwards.
Clarke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Olivera misses with the head strike.
Olivera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Olivera dodges an elbow strike from Clarke.
Olivera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Olivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Clarke.
Olivera avoiding damage.
Olivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olivera lands a left hand.
Olivera misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Clarke working aggressively here.
Olivera stalling the fight.
Clarke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Olivera lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Olivera.
Olivera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clarke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Olivera can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Olivera misses with a body punch.
Olivera is trying to break the clinch but Clarke has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Olivera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Olivera.
Olivera is stalling here.
#T4#
Olivera lands a nice uppercut.
Olivera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clarke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clarke misses with some punches.
Clarke pushes Olivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clarke blocks a body shot from Olivera.
Olivera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Olivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Olivera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nice shot lands for Clarke.
Clarke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olivera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olivera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#ROC#
Clarke is rocked!
Whack! Olivera lands a heavy head kick that drops Clarke. The ref tackles Olivera to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Clarke was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Hector Olivera!
Hector Olivera took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Tyler with a jab.
Clarke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clarke misses with an uppercut
and Tyler counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Tyler misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Tyler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Clarke pushes Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clarke blocking some punches.
Clarke misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T1#
Clarke trying to land knees to the body.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Clarke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyler.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Clarke keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Tyler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke lands an overhand right.
Clarke blocks a jab.
Tyler misses with a looping right.
Michael Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Tyler swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarke.
Clarke tries to clinch but Tyler moves out of range.
Tyler tests Clarke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clarke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyler.
Clarke is looking to clinch but Tyler is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyler! But no joy.
Clarke is looking to clinch.
Clarke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyler is out of range.
Tyler throws out a counter right but Clarke avoids it with no problem.
Clarke wants to clinch
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyler moves away.
Clarke with a jab.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.
Clarke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3#
Clarke doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyler circles away.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
#KD#
Clarke lands a high kick to the side of Tyler's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Clarke dives into guard, looking to finish.#ROC#
Tyler is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Hunter Tyler has been cut.
Clarke pushing down on Tyler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyler is still in real trouble! Can Clarke finish him?
Tyler tries to roll over but Clarke keeps him under control.#SU#
Clarke stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tyler seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke misses with a body shot.
Tyler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clarke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clarke is looking to clinch but Tyler is avoiding it.
Tyler throws a shot from downtown. Clarke moves away and avoids it.
Clarke misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Tyler. #T4#
Clarke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clarke throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Tyler blocks the low kick.
Clarke doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyler circles away.
A little jabbing left from Tyler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clarke throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Tyler stumbling backwards into the cage! Tyler bounces back off the cage towards Clarke, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Clarke lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Clarke celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Clarke!
Michael Clarke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Carnage 46
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Joazan slips under a jab from Clarke.
Some wild striking there from Joazan.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Joazan avoids them all with ease.
Clarke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joazan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joazan looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Clarke. Those never looked like landing.
Joazan throwing a counter right hand but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Joazan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clarke clobbers Joazan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joazan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joazan lunges at Clarke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clarke's hand.
Clarke wants to clinch.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joazan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joazan moves away from the strike by Clarke.
Clarke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joazan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clarke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Joazan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clarke to the mat! Clarke manages to get full guard.
Clarke is wriggling around but Joazan manages to pass to half guard.
#T1##REVB#
Joazan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Joazan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clarke defending well though.
Joazan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Joazan 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.
Clarke tries to roll over but Joazan keeps him under control.
Joazan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clarke felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Joazan prevents Clarke from improving his position.#T2#
Joazan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Joazan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clarke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clarke trying to control from the bottom.
Joazan passes to full mount!
Clarke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Joazan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Joazan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Clarke is looking to get to half guard.
Joazan is landing with some decent strikes but Clarke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T3#
Joazan controlling the position easily from mount.
Clarke wants to hold on but Joazan pushes him away.
Joazan lands a couple of good shots and Clarke has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Joazan slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Clarke is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Joazan off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke tries to break free.
Clarke grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Joazan biding his time, controlling Clarke. #T4#
Joazan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Clarke trying to control the hands but Joazan breaks the grip.
Joazan biding his time, controlling Clarke.
Clarke tries to escape but Joazan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Clarke looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Joazan lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lowe Joazan 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.
#R2#
Joazan slips a jab from Clarke.
Joazan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clarke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joazan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clarke misses with a hook
#TD#
and Joazan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Joazan.
Clarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joazan is stalling in the full guard.
Joazan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke being controlled here, momentarily.
Joazan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Joazan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clarke is trying to hold Joazan in close to prevent damage but Joazan has managed to pass into half guard.
Clarke tries to get to full guard but Joazan has control of the leg.
Joazan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Joazan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Joazan wants to pass the guard but Clarke is defending well. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joazan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Joazan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joazan controlling the pace.
Joazan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Clarke for as long as he can get away with.
Clarke trying to control from the bottom.
Joazan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joazan connects with a nice short shot to Clarke's temple.
Joazan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clarke's head. #T3#
Joazan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Further stalling from Joazan.
Joazan moves nicely into side control.
Joazan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarke can do to turn this around?
Joazan taking a breather here.
Clarke is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Joazan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Joazan controlling his opponent.
Clarke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joazan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Joazan continues to stall.
Joazan unloading with bombs!
Joazan content just to control the position here.
Clarke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joazan landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lowe Joazan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Joazan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC#
Clarke is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Clarke is looking to clinch.
Joazan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Clarke is still on wobbly legs! Can Joazan finish him?
and Joazan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Clarke! He's just covering up as Joazan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lowe Joazan!
A victorious Lowe Joazan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
TWGC 16 (185lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Apr 23, 2017 |
Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Michael Clarke and Bato Dela Rosa. Clarke comes to the cage accompanied by March of Cambreadth. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Michael Clarke! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Bato Dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Clarke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dela Rosa rushes Clarke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dela Rosa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clarke after a bit of a struggle.
Clarke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dela Rosa to keep the fight standing.
Clarke fails to pull guard.
Clarke prevents the takedown attempt.
Dela Rosa looking for a takedown.
Michael Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bato Dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa jumps into guard, dragging Clarke to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Rosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clarke defends it easily.
Clarke has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dela Rosa to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Clarke is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dela Rosa pulls down on the head and he's put Clarke to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bato Dela Rosa! |
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Event:
Carnage 34
Date: Apr 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Clarke misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Tuncer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clarke can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuncer wants to clinch up but Clarke keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Clarke rushes Tuncer and presses him up against the cage.
Tuncer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuncer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuncer swings wildly with an uppercut but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tuncer gets a clinch. #BC#
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Tuncer moves in looking to clinch but Clarke pushes him off.#CL#
Clarke rushes Tuncer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Clarke blocks an elbow strike from Tuncer.
I was talking to Clarke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tuncer misses with a body punch.
Tuncer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuncer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tuncer misses with a punch to the body.
Tuncer misses with the head strike.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Tuncer.
Tuncer missing with knees to the body.
Tuncer tries to land knees in the clinch but Clarke avoids the damage to the body.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuncer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuncer effectively controlling the action here.#T2#
Tuncer struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
Tuncer pushes off an throws an elbow but Clarke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tuncer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clarke.
Tuncer misses with a knee to the head.
Clarke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tuncer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuncer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clarke's defenses.
Come on Clarke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tuncer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuncer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clarke letting Tuncer take a breather here.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Tuncer has him pressed against the cage.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Tuncer is controlling him.
Tuncer misses with the head strike.
Tuncer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clarke letting Tuncer take a breather here.
Tuncer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuncer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tuncer lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tuncer scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
Clarke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuncer misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuncer obliges.
Tuncer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorkem Tuncer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tuncer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarke scores with a nice head shot.
Clarke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tuncer tries to bum rush Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tuncer just manages to avoid it.
Tuncer tries to bum rush Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Tuncer closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clarke blocks an uppercut.
Tuncer misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tuncer misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tuncer darts in and clinches Clarke up against the cage.#T1#
Clarke letting Tuncer take a breather here.
Tuncer lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tuncer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tuncer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tuncer tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuncer struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Tuncer fails to land.
Tuncer looking to stall.
Tuncer scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuncer struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
#T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tuncer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
Tuncer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuncer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuncer working Clarke over with knees to the body.
Tuncer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clarke is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Tuncer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clarke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clarke throws a counter high kick but Tuncer was just alert enough to avoid it.
Clarke thuds his right hand into Tuncer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Clarke drives through and clinches with Tuncer against the cage.
Tuncer misses with a knee to the head.
Gorkem Tuncer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tuncer throws an elbow but misses.
Clarke lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Tuncer drives through and clinches with Clarke against the cage.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Tuncer has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuncer looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Michael Clarke is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Clarke clinches up with Tuncer and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Tuncer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Clarke scores with a knee to the head.
Clarke stalling in the clinch but Tuncer improves position.
Tuncer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tuncer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tuncer receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Clarke can't break the clinch.
Clarke being controlled against the cage.
Clarke blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorkem Tuncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tuncer tries to clinch up but Clarke circles away and keeps his distance.
Clarke works Tuncer's body with a nice hook.
Tuncer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tuncer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuncer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Clarke rushes Tuncer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuncer.
Tuncer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clarke avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tuncer has Clarke pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke is pushing Tuncer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T1#
Clarke tries to break the clinch but Tuncer is controlling the position.
Tuncer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuncer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clarke up against the cage.
Clarke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clarke managing to block the knees to the body from Tuncer.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clarke blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tuncer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuncer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuncer misses with the head strike.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuncer lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuncer being controlled against the cage.
Tuncer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuncer can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Clarke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T3#
Tuncer letting Clarke take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarke.
Tuncer throws an elbow that misses.
Tuncer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Clarke clinches up with Tuncer and pushes him back against the cage.
Clarke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tuncer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clarke avoids it.#T4#
Tuncer trying to land knees to the body.
Tuncer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuncer misses with a knee strike.
Tuncer throws a punch but it's blocked by Clarke.
Michael Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuncer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clarke prevents a body shot from Tuncer.
Tuncer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuncer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tuncer stalls.
Tuncer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tuncer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gorkem Tuncer.
I've got Tuncer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gorkem Tuncer!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Gorkem Tuncer!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Gorkem Tuncer!
Gorkem Tuncer wins by unanimous decision!
Gorkem Tuncer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Carnage 28
Date: Feb 15, 2017 |
#R1##KD#
Clarke lands a big head kick that sends Petrov tumbling to the mat! Clarke takes a step backwards and waves Petrov back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Radoslav Petrov has been cut.
Clarke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Clarke wants to clinch.
Clarke closes the distance but Petrov moves to the side
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Clarke's ribs.
Clarke is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Petrov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Clarke gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Clarke!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Michael Clarke waved his t-shirt featuring Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q)'s logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Radoslav Petrov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my fans for the support. We are going to come back better than today.'.
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Event:
Carnage 25
Date: Jan 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Coulthard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clarke tries to clinch up but Coulthard circles away and keeps his distance.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coulthard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coulthard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clarke.
Coulthard swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarke.
Coulthard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Coulthard misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Coulthard.
Clarke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coulthard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clarke's coach down at Kalashnikov MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Clarke's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clarke wants to clinch but Coulthard slips to the side
and Coulthard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Clarke is rocked!
Clarke tries to clinch but Coulthard is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Coulthard misses the target.
Clarke is still on wobbly legs! Can Coulthard finish him?
Coulthard steps in with a hook that catches Clarke right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Coulthard follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Clarke looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rhys Coulthard!
Rhys Coulthard made sure to mention his sponsor, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185 in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Djapic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clarke.
Djapic scores with a nice strike.
Djapic cracks Clarke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clarke moves in looking to clinch but Djapic pushes him off.
Clarke misses with a low kick.
Djapic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Clarke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clarke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Djapic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Djapic tries a quick counter leg kick but Clarke is wise to it.
Clarke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke throws a head kick but Djapic moves out of range.
Djapic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Djapic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djapic ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Djapic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clarke.
Djapic is looking for the big counter here.
Djapic cracks the inside of Clarke's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Djapic.
Clarke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Djapic. Djapic obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Djapic.
Djapic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Clarke misses the target.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses.
Djapic scoring well with a low kick there.
Djapic throws a leg kick but Clarke moved away.
Clarke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Djapic checks it well.
Djapic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Clarke tries to clinch there but Djapic circles away.
Djapic cracks Clarke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clarke doesn't manage to clinch there - Djapic circles away.
Djapic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clarke doesn't seem bothered though.
Clarke lands with a cross.
Djapic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarke lands a lovely overhand right.#ROC#
Djapic is rocked!
Clarke throws an overhand right that drops Djapic like a sack of potatoes! Clarke dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Clarke!
A very excited looking Michael Clarke 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.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Costacurta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Costacurta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costacurta lands a big head kick that sends Clarke to the canvas! Costacurta follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rosinante Costacurta!
An out of breath Rosinante Costacurta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Carnage 16
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Rhod lands with a right hand.
Rhod bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarke's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Clarke.
Rhod lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clarke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rhod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhod seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rhod avoids the head kick by Clarke.
Rhod throwing a counter right hand but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhod misses the target.
Clarke tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clarke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rhod connects with a crisp jab.
Michael Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Clarke.
Rhod lands a slapping body shot.
Rhod blocks a head kick by Clarke.
It looked like Rhod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rhod scores with a jab to the head.
Clarke moves in looking to clinch but Rhod pushes him off.
Clarke misses with a head kick.
It looked like Rhod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clarke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#ROC#
Clarke is rocked!#T1#
The crowd cheers as Rhod lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clarke doesn't seem phased though.
Clarke is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhod finish him?
Rhod lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Clarke - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Rhod!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rudy Rhod!
A victorious Rudy Rhod thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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