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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolas Wall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clarence Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicolas Wall!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Blanchard.
Blanchard rushes Wall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blanchard is struggling to control the position.
Blanchard prevents Wall from breaking the clinch.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blanchard clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard prevents Wall from breaking the clinch.
Blanchard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wall being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wall tries to circle away but Blanchard has him pinned against the cage.
Blanchard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wall working hard to break the clinch.
Wall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanchard looking to stall.
Wall tries to break the clinch but Blanchard is controlling the position.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blanchard misses with a series of wild punches.
Wall throws a fast counter high kick but Blanchard manages to duck under it in time.
Blanchard clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall can't break the clinch.
Blanchard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wall can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Blanchard.
Blanchard just leaning against Wall, taking a breather.
Wall missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanchard.
Blanchard trying to stall but Wall improves his position.
Blanchard controlling the action here for a moment.
Wall is trying to break the clinch but Blanchard has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall is trying to break free.
Wall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wall stalling against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wall.
Wall just leaning against Blanchard, taking a breather.
Wall can't break the clinch.
Wall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blanchard.
Wall throws a low kick, looking for Blanchard's leg but Blanchard calmly moves out of range.
Blanchard closes the distance and clinches.
Wall is pushing Blanchard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wall's efforts to push away.
Wall is looking to break free of the clinch but Blanchard has double underhooks.
Wall is trying to force a seperation but Blanchard has the dominant position.
Wall tries to circle away but Blanchard has him pinned against the cage.
Wall misses with the head strike.
Blanchard fails to pull guard.
Wall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wall shoots in for a takedown but Blanchard shows good takedown defense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blanchard drives through and clinches with Wall against the cage.
Blanchard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wall uses from the top position.
Blanchard tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Blanchard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blanchard clinches.
Wall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blanchard has him pressed against the cage.
Wall tries to stall but Blanchard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blanchard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wall has Blanchard pushed against the cage.
Wall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blanchard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wall has had enough of the clinch but Blanchard keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Blanchard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blanchard has him pressed against the cage.
Blanchard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wall can do to turn this around?
Blanchard is trying to stall.
Clarence Blanchard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blanchard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blanchard gets through Wall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanchard has Wall pressed against the cage, preventing Wall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wall can't break the clinch.
Wall has had enough of the clinch but Blanchard keeps him there for the moment.
Wall is looking to break free of the clinch but Blanchard has double underhooks.
Wall stalling the fight.
Blanchard trying to control the position but instead, Wall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blanchard into the cage.
Blanchard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blanchard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blanchard clinches up with Wall and pushes him back against the cage.
Wall tries to break the clinch but Blanchard is controlling the position.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blanchard has Wall up against the cage in a clinch.
Wall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blanchard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blanchard closes the distance and clinches.
Blanchard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wall is trying to force a seperation but Blanchard has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall working hard to break the clinch.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blanchard moves into the clinch.
Wall stalling.
Blanchard lands a right hand.
Wall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wall can't break the clinch.
Wall is trying to break the clinch but Blanchard is controlling him.
Wall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blanchard's elbow.
Wall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanchard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wall's efforts to push away.
Blanchard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard clinches with his opponent.
Wall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blanchard has Wall pressed against the cage.
A short right from Blanchard on the inside.
Wall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blanchard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wall's efforts to push away.
Blanchard pushes Wall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanchard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blanchard lands with a left to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blanchard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wall's efforts to push away.
Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Blanchard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wall with a poor takedown
and Blanchard counters with a three punch combo that has Wall backing up. Wall nods at Blanchard to acknowledge the strikes.
Blanchard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blanchard lands with a short shot to the head.
Wall is trying to break free.
Wall pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanchard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.
Blanchard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wall's efforts to push away.
Wall is trying to force a seperation but Blanchard has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall wants to get back to striking at distance but Blanchard won't allow it.
Blanchard prevents Wall from breaking the clinch.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Blanchard moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wall tries to break the clinch but Blanchard is controlling the position.
Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wall shoots for a takedown but Blanchard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanchard defending well as Wall loads up on a big left hand.
Wall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanchard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blanchard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blanchard trying to control the position but instead, Wall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blanchard into the cage.
Wall is trying to force a seperation but Blanchard has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Blanchard clinches up against the cage.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Wall goes for a double leg but Blanchard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blanchard continues to drive forward.
Clarence Blanchard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Wall.
Blanchard clinches up against the cage.
Wall is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Wall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wall can't break the clinch.
Wall letting Blanchard take a breather here.
Wall is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall is trying to force a seperation but Blanchard has the dominant position.
Wall is trying to push Blanchard away but Blanchard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blanchard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wall's efforts to push away.
Wall works on Blanchard's body with a couple of short punches.
Wall tries to break the clinch but Blanchard is controlling the position.
Wall wants to get back to striking at distance but Blanchard won't allow it.
Blanchard looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blanchard tries to stall but Wall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blanchard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wall's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blanchard has closed the distance and engaged Wall in a clinch.
Blanchard breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blanchard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blanchard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blanchard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence Blanchard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blanchard 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Blanchard!
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