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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tang Maul (ranked 22188 p4p, 3280 weight class) and Dean Clarke (ranked 321 p4p, 217 weight class). Maul comes to the ring accompanied by Somewhere I Belong. Dean Clarke has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tang Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke throws a chopping leg kick but Maul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clarke slips a jab from Maul.
Maul with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tang Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul misses with the body kick
and Clarke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maul moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Maul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clarke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maul takes one to the chin there.
Maul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Maul avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Maul tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maul misses with a left hand
and Clarke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maul avoids the head kick by Clarke.
Maul walks into a jab.
Clarke misses with a hook
and Maul counters with a stiff right hand.
Clarke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke tests Maul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clarke moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Clarke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clarke throws a hook but Maul avoids it easily.
Good work by Maul as he checks the leg kick.
Clarke scores with a hook.
Maul throws a one two combo.
A low kick lands for Clarke.
Clarke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maul throws out the jab.
Clarke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clarke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maul throws a right hand that misses
and Clarke counters with a straight right hand.
Clarke swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Maul moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Maul was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clarke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clarke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul scores with a body shot.
Clarke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maul.
Clarke lands a jab to the nose.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Maul saw that one coming.
A jab from Clarke misses.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clarke counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Clarke.
Clarke just misses with a punch to the body.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
Maul misses with a head kick.
Clarke has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Maul scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke tries to land a front kick but Maul steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clarke, pushing him back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clarke blocks an elbow strike from Maul.
Clarke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clarke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maul's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Clarke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Clarke connects with an inside leg kick.
Maul avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarke manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clarke! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maul.
Clarke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maul blocks a jab.
Clarke lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
Clarke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
It appears Maul was looking to counter with a kick there.
Maul checks a leg kick nicely.
Maul throws a good cross that connects.
Maul closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul misses with a combination
and Clarke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke misses with a head kick.
Maul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul slips a straight right by Clarke.
Clarke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maul throws out the jab.
Clarke throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
Maul throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Clarke counters with an inside leg kick.
Clarke misses with a low kick as Maul jumps back.
Maul moves into the clinch.
A short left from Clarke.
Maul trying to stall but Clarke improves his position.
Maul tries to stall but Clarke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clarke wants to get back to striking at distance but Maul won't allow it.
Maul stalling in the clinch but Clarke improves position.
Clarke prevents a body shot from Maul.
Clarke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clarke pushes Maul back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maul stalling.
Still in the clinch, Clarke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clarke tries to work over Maul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clarke lands a nice uppercut.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Maul as he connects with a hook.
Maul lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clarke will feel that in the morning.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Clarke misses with a hook. Maul ducked under it nicely.
Clarke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maul wants to clinch up but Clarke keeps it at a distance.
Clarke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
A big right from Maul misses.
Clarke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maul.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maul checks a leg kick.
Maul throws the kick towards the body but Clarke avoids it.
Maul moves in looking to clinch but Clarke pushes him off.
Clarke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Maul keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Maul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clarke counters with a series of strikes. Maul will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tang Maul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clarke throws a hook but Maul avoids it easily.
Maul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clarke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maul.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Clarke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mauls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke blocks a jab.
Maul throws the left hand but Clarke avoids the punch easily.
Maul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maul misses with a body shot
and Clarke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Maul moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromClarke.
Maul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maul's head backwards.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Clarke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Maul scores with a four punch combination!
Dean Clarke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul thuds his right hand into Clarke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clarke.
Maul throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Clarke counter with a right hand.
Maul looks to throw a body kick
and Clarke counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke misses with an uppercut.
Maul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maul misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Maul does no damage.
Clarke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clarke staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul cracks Clarke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clarke connects with a single shot there.
Nice body kick from Clarke.
Maul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Maul does no damage.
Clarke avoids the head kick by Maul.
Clarke flicks out a counter leg kick but Maul steps away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maul throws the kick towards the body but Clarke avoids it.
Maul moves away from the strike by Clarke.
Maul blocks a head kick by Clarke.
Maul misses with a left hand
letting Clarke counter with a right hand.
Clarke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maul on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maul misses the jab.
Maul misses with a body shot
and Clarke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maul looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maul avoids the head kick by Clarke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clarke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Clarke!
Our winner, Dean Clarke, 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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