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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger comes to the cage accompanied by Body Rott. Esqueda has chosen Cant del Barça as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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159 lbs
22 - 6 - 2 |
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179 cm
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169 lbs
29 - 15 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esqueda misses with a body shot.
Clam Digger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Esqueda ducks under a wild hook from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger lands with a nice body kick.
Clam Digger misses with a hook. Esqueda ducked under it nicely.
Esqueda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esqueda lands with a nice body punch.
Esqueda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clam Digger.
Esqueda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Esqueda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Esqueda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clam Digger takes one on the button.
That kick from Clam Digger tenderised Esqueda's leg. Esqueda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Esqueda throws a body punch but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Clam Digger moves out of range of the strikes.
Esqueda misses with a body shot.
Clam Digger checks a low kick from Esqueda.
Clam Digger tried to counter with a leg kick but Esqueda avoided it.
Esqueda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clam Digger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esqueda seems keen to control Clam Digger's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clam Digger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clam Digger wants to pass the guard but Esqueda is keeping the position.
Esqueda keeping moving, preventing Clam Digger from controlling successfully.
Clam Digger tries to free his leg and advance position but Esqueda is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clam Digger postures up in Esqueda's guard and throws a big left but Esqueda blocks it.
Esqueda wants to sweep here but Clam Digger controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clam Digger, right into the meat.
Clam Digger tries to score with a low kick but Esqueda moves his leg out of the way.
Esqueda misses with a low kick.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good work by Esqueda as he checks the leg kick.
Clam Digger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esqueda manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clam Digger!
Esqueda takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Esqueda does it's job there.
Esqueda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clam Digger tries to work over Esqueda's front leg with a kick but Esqueda checks it.
Clam Digger sizes up Esqueda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Esqueda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Esqueda misses with a straight left.
Clam Digger misses with a leg kick.
And Esqueda tries to counter it with a takedown but Clam Digger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Esqueda misses with an uppercut. Clam Digger saw that one coming.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clam Digger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esqueda.
Clam Digger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Esqueda checks it well.
Clam Digger misses with a body kick.
Clam Digger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esqueda throws out the jab.
Clam Digger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clam Digger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Esqueda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clam Digger is out of range.
Esqueda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clam Digger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Esqueda is in Clam Digger's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esqueda postures up in Clam Digger's guard and throws a big left but Clam Digger blocks it.
Clam Digger working a defensive guard here.
Esqueda tries to free his leg and advance position but Clam Digger is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clam Digger is trying to control the position but Esqueda postures up.
Esqueda wants to control from the top but Clam Digger keeps moving.
Clam Digger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Esqueda throwing strikes from guard but Clam Digger blocks nicely.
Clam Digger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clam Digger wants to control but Esqueda is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terrance Clam Digger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clam Digger digs a good hook to Esqueda's body.
Esqueda throws a jab when Clam Digger was well out of range.
Esqueda throws a lazy right hand but Clam Digger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esqueda misses the shot to the body.
Clam Digger with a hook.
Clam Digger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clam Digger throws out a leg kick but Esqueda moves out of range and Clam Digger only half commits.
Esqueda feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Esqueda misses its intended target.
Clam Digger with a jab.
A big right from Esqueda misses.
Clam Digger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esqueda's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esqueda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clam Digger moves away.
Esqueda tests Clam Digger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esqueda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Esqueda is predictable there
so Clam Digger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esqueda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clam Digger defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esqueda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Clam Digger stacks Esqueda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Clam Digger!
Esqueda tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Clam Digger presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Esqueda is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Clam Digger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clam Digger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Esqueda manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Esqueda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Clam Digger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clam Digger advances to mount.
Clam Digger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger with good strikes from the mount here!
Clam Digger wants to control the pace but Esqueda is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Esqueda that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Terrance Clam Digger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clam Digger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Clam Digger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Esqueda is working to get back to half guard.
Clam Digger controlling the pace for now.
Clam Digger trying to control but Esqueda is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda regains half guard.
Clam Digger is pressing down on Esqueda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Esqueda is holding on for now.
Clam Digger not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clam Digger passes into side control, despite Esqueda's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Clam Digger clobbers Esqueda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Esqueda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clam Digger misses with a leg kick.
Clam Digger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esqueda can do to turn this around?
Esqueda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clam Digger tries to clinch there but Esqueda circles away.
Esqueda blocks the body kick.
Clam Digger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terrance Clam Digger is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Esqueda lands.
Clam Digger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clam Digger looks for the body kick but Esqueda saw that one coming.
And Esqueda tries to counter it with a takedown but Clam Digger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esqueda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clam Digger misses with a leg kick.
Esqueda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clam Digger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esqueda manages to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clam Digger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger trying to control the action but Esqueda is working from the bottom.
Esqueda is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Clam Digger is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Esqueda tries to reverse the position but Clam Digger maintains control.
Clam Digger misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Clam Digger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Esqueda hang on?
Esqueda tries to reverse the position but Clam Digger maintains control.
Clam Digger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Terrance Clam Digger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clam Digger tries to control but Esqueda wriggling away.
Clam Digger controlling his opponent.
Gerard Esqueda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clam Digger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clam Digger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda tries to hold on but Clam Digger pushes him away.
Clam Digger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Esqueda can't escape the position.
Clam Digger content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clam Digger looking to control but Esqueda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Esqueda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esqueda is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Clam Digger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clam Digger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Clam Digger!
Terrance Clam Digger 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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