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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branton comes to the cage accompanied by Face the Pain by Stemm. Billy Branton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Branton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Clark!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clark sprawls well. Clark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Branton gets slowly back to his feet.
Branton tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Branton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Branton clinches up with Clark and pushes him back against the cage.
Clark is trying to maintain a safe position but Branton gets an underhook and turns Clark into the cage.
Clark scores with a hook to the body.
Branton misses with some punches.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Branton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clark is trying to push Branton away but Branton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Branton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Branton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clark pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clark wants to break free but Branton has control.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Branton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries to stall but Branton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clark is struggling to control the position.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Branton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clark tries to break free but Branton pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Branton has Clark pressed against the cage, preventing Clark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Branton.
Clark lands a left hand.
Branton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Branton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark avoiding damage as Branton throws knees to the body.
Branton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clark prevents it.
Clark prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Branton misses with an elbow over the top.
Branton throws an elbow but it misses.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark avoiding damage as Branton throws knees to the body.
Clark avoiding damage.
Clark continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Branton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branton can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Branton letting Clark take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Branton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Branton wants to take the fight to the mat but Clark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Branton prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Branton throws an elbow but misses.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Branton tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Branton wants to take the fight to the mat but Clark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Branton tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Branton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brantons head.
Branton has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Branton backwards.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Branton is controlling the position.
Branton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Branton tries for a takedown but Clark manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Branton fails to land.
Branton can't get the takedown.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Branton fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Branton is controlling the position.
Branton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Branton obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clark tries a body shot but Branton blocks it.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Clark dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clark.
Clark jabs at Branton's body.
Branton tries to clinch there but Clark circles away.
A punch combination from Clark misses.
Branton tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark lands with a straight right. Branton didn't see that one coming.
Branton shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Branton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Clark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branton misses with a knee to the head.
Clark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Branton is keeping busy.
Branton lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Matthew Clark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Branton tries to score a body lock takedown but Clark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Branton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Branton up against the cage.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Branton has him pressed against the cage.
Branton misses with an elbow over the top.
Branton throws an elbow but it misses.
Branton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branton lands a right hand.
Branton pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Branton throws an elbow but misses.
Branton blocks a body shot from Clark.
Branton prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
Branton pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Branton tries to land a knee to the head but 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!
A left hand lands to the body for Clark.
Branton tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Branton as Clark tries to tie him up.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Branton's head.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Branton lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branton keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Branton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Branton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Branton lands with a right to the head.
Clark digs a right hand into Branton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Branton's gas tank.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clark working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Clark prevents a body shot from Branton.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Branton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Branton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
Branton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Branton is controlling him.
Branton misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark pushes Branton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clark prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Branton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Branton has the dominant position.
Clark avoiding damage.
Branton swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branton looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
Clark tries to stall but Branton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Branton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Branton backwards.
Clark trying to control the position but instead, Branton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clark into the cage.
Branton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clark tests Branton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Branton wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Branton tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clark feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Branton sprawling to the canvas! Branton rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Clark finish him?!
Branton is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Branton to the canvas! Branton doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Clark keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Clark!
Matthew Clark seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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