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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elisha Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Sloane has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elisha Clark's chin.
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151 lbs
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176 cm
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elisha Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerald Sloane!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark drives through and clinches with Sloane against the cage.
Sloane letting Clark take a breather here.
Clark could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sloane is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clark trying to land knees to the body.
Clark missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Clark.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sloane avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clark feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Clark landing with the ground and pound.
Sloane looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Clark passes into half guard.
Sloane looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throwing shots but Sloane is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloane trying to get back to full guard but Clark takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sloane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clark lands a couple of good shots and Sloane has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sloane wants to escape the position.
Clark lands a shot to the body.
Clark has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sloane's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark gets his hands free as Sloane looks to control.
Clark lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Clark.
Good control from Clark.
Clark is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Clark controls the action.
Clark lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Clark scores with punches and elbows.
Clark scores with punches to the body.
Sloane is covering up but some of the strikes from Clark are getting through and doing damage.
Sloane is trying to remain composed but Clark is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Sloane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clark punches Sloane on the ear.
Clark lands a shot to the body.
Clark is landing with strikes. Sloane can't take much more of this.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloane trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Clark is punishing Sloane with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sloane is covering up but some of the strikes from Clark are getting through and doing damage.
Clark scores with strikes from the back.
Clark lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Sloane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Clark is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elisha 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.
Clark misses with a hook.
Sloane counters with a body kick.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sloane can do to turn this around?
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Sloane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Clark backs off Sloane throws a huge counter combo but Clark manages to avoid it all.
Clark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Clark throws a series of strikes that have Sloane backpedaling.
Clark has managed to clinch.
Clark stalling.
Clark pressing his opponent against the cage.
Clark gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Clark just leaning against Sloane, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloane letting Clark take a breather here.
A bit of stalling here from Clark.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elisha Clark.
Clark feints a jab promting Sloane to slip. Clark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sloane slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clark closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sloane to the mat! Sloane manages to get full guard.
Sloane is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is looking to work some ground and pound but Sloane has wrist control.
Clark is in close to Sloane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clark wants to stand but Sloane has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Elisha Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Clark scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sloane looking for a guillotine here but Clark defends easily.
Clark is working Sloane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sloane is trying to keep Clark in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clark scoring with some ground and pound.
Sloane is trying to control the position but Clark postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sloane manages to circle out of the way.
Clark scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Clark looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sloane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clark slips a nice elbow through Sloane's hands, connecting with Sloane's forehead.
Clark is nestled in close to Sloane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark 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.
Clark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clark decides to stand and escape the position.
Sloane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clark napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clark throws Sloane to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sloane to the ground. Clark is now in Sloane's guard.
Clark 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elisha Clark dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sloane.
A head kick misses from Sloane.
Clark throws a front kick aimed at Sloane's knee but Sloane avoids it well.
Sloane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloane moves into the clinch successfully.
Sloane prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Sloane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sloane pulls Clark into guard.
Sloane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark lands a couple of digs.
Clark is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark works over Sloane with some ground and pound from guard.
Clark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Sloane wants to control but Clark passes easily into half guard.
Clark sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Clark 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clark landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clark is nestled in close to Sloane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clark working the head and body with strikes.
Sloane has hold of Clark's hands but Clark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sloane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clark scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sloane wants to control but Clark is keeping busy.
Clark working over Sloane with some ground and pound. Sloane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clark is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Clark not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A clash of legs there as Sloane blocks the low kick.
Sloane feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sloane throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark feints and as Sloane raises his hands in defense, Clark changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clark is standing up over Sloane. Sloane looks to escape but Clark dives into side control.
Clark is working Sloane over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sloane is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gerald Sloane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elisha Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elisha Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elisha Clark!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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