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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 13
Date: Dec 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Clarke tries to clinch up but Rush circles away and keeps his distance.
Rush slaps away a takedown attempt from Clarke, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Clarke moves into the clinch successfully.
Rush is looking to break free of the clinch but Clarke has double underhooks.
Clarke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rush gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clarke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rush blocks it with crossed arms.
Clarke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rush avoids it.
Rush is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke lands an elbow inside.
Rush working hard to break the clinch.
Clarke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Clarke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#TD#
Clarke turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rush is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Clarke scoring with punches from side control.
Clarke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Clarke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Clarke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rush tries to buck Clarke off but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rush keeps working.
Clarke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clarke in side control, throwing shots but Rush defends.
Clarke scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clarke wants to control but Rush is keeping him busy. #T2#
Rush tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Rush's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clarke cracks Rush with a big right hand but Rush just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Clarke trying to control the position but Rush is working away.
Rush is trying to improve his position.
Rush managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Clarke.
Rush can't do much from the bottom here.
Clarke looks up at the clock and then as Rush takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Clarke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T3#
Rush takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Clarke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Clarke lands an elbow.
Clarke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rush down.
Clarke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Clarke is chipping away with strikes.
Clarke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rush sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rush regains half guard.
Clarke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarke working over Rush with some ground and pound. Rush looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rush blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clarke.
Nice strikes from Clarke there. #T4#
Clarke working Rush over with strikes. #ROC#
Rush is rocked!
Clarke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rush is still in real trouble! Can Clarke finish him?
Clarke lands strikes from half guard.
Clarke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Rush actively working from the bottom here.
Clarke scores with a big shot! Rush's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Rush! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Clarke!
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Event:
RRFC 17: Sir vs Vidal
Date: Nov 23, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Clarke gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Clarke manages to retain guard.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clarke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clarke looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarke, not yet.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Clarke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clarke trying to control the position.
Jackson stops Clarke from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson pushes down on Clarke's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Jackson working Clarke over with strikes.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clarke tries to kick Jackson off in order to stand up. Jackson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jackson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Clarke taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Clarke takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB#
Jackson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Clarke looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jackson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Clarke is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jackson lets go of the hold and Clarke can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Jackson!
Our winner, Jordan Jackson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Delio misses with a series of wild punches.
Clarke takes one to the side of the head.
Delio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clarke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Delio. #TD#
Clarke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clarke showed some decent athleticism there.
Clarke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Delio looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke lands with a punch from half guard.
Delio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Clarke. #T1#
Delio being controlled here, momentarily.
Clarke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clarke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clarke cracks Delio with a solid left hand.
Clarke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clarke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Delio's head.
Clarke advances to half guard.
Clarke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2#
Clarke slows the pace down in half guard.
Clarke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarke lands a nice short elbow.
Clarke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clarke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3#
Clarke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Clarke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clarke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clarke not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke lands with a punch from half guard.
Clarke drops an elbow to the side of Delio's head. #T4#
Delio has hold of Clarke's hands but Clarke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarke lands a nice short elbow.
Clarke is nestled in close to Delio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clarke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clarke working Delio over with strikes.
Clarke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Clarke working over Delio with some ground and pound. Delio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clarke slips a nice elbow through Delio's hands, connecting with Delio's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Clarke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Clarke moves into range and clinches up with Delio.
Clarke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delio can do to turn this around?
Delio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delio managing to block the knees to the body from Clarke.
Clarke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Delio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Delio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clarke.
Clarke is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Delio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Delio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delio tries to land a knee to the head but Clarke blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Clarke can't get the takedown.
Delio is breathing heavily.
Clarke jumps guard but Delio stands there with Clarke around his waist. Clarke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clarke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clarke wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC#
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delio throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Clarke counters with a takedown into side control. #ES2#
Delio bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#T2#
Delio misses with a hook
#TD#
and Clarke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Delio!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Clarke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Clarke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Delio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Clarke connects with a decent elbow.
Clarke working the head with strikes.
Clarke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Delio down.
Clarke landing strikes.
Clarke controls the position from side control.
Clarke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T3#
Clarke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Clarke lands a nice forearm strike.
Delio being controlled for a moment.
Clarke lands a nice forearm strike. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wade Clarke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarke scoring with punches from side control.
Clarke working the head and body with strikes.
Clarke moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Clarke scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Clarke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Clarke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD#
Clarke feints and as Delio raises his hands in defense, Clarke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clarke landing some decent shots from guard.
Clarke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clarke postures up and lands a big shot to Delio's brow.
Delio being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Delio for as long as he can get away with.
Clarke'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.
Delio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
Delio being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delio.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Delio enables Clarke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Delio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Clarke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Clarke continues to stall.#T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clarke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wade Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clarke passes into half guard.
Well, if Clarke is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T3##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Delio loads up on a big right hand but Clarke slips the punch.
Clarke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Delio sprawls and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clarke.
#TD#
Clarke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Clarke wants to pass the guard but Delio is defending well.
Eric Delio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clarke not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Clarke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clarke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Clarke!
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