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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Clarkson (ranked 5341 p4p, 25558 weight class) and Titus Vance (ranked 493 p4p, 494 weight class). Titus Vance is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Vance!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Vance or perhaps it was just good defense by Clarkson, which made it look bad.
Vance goes for a double leg but Clarkson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clarkson continues to drive forward.
Clarkson clinches up with Vance and pushes him back against the cage.
Clarkson goes for a takedown attempt but Vance pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vance misses with a double jab
and Vance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vance throws a right hand that Clarkson ducks under and follows up with a left that Clarkson also avoids with ease.
Clarkson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vance misses with a left hand
and Clarkson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clarkson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vance keeping moving, preventing Clarkson from controlling successfully.
Clarkson 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.
Clarkson cracks Vance with a solid left hand.
Clarkson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vance's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarkson drops back looking for a leg! Vance is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vance manages to kick Clarkson off! Clarkson jumps back into Vance's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance wants to sweep here but Clarkson controlling him for the moment.
Clarkson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clarkson pushes down on Vance's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clarkson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vance taking some punishment here, with Clarkson in his half guard.
Clarkson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clarkson connects with a nice short shot to Vance's temple.
Clarkson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clarkson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vance is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clarkson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vance is defending against the submission attempts here by Clarkson.
Clarkson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vance's head.
Clarkson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vance can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance pushes Clarkson off and gets back to his feet.
Clarkson tries to keep at a distance but Vance has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vance misses with a body punch.
Clarkson working aggressively here.
Clarkson is working for takedown but Vance is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clarkson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarkson tries to pull guard but Vance forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clarkson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vance is defending well.
Clarkson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vance walks away with a smile on his face. Clarkson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vance fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clarkson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Vance.
Clarkson closes the distance and clinches.
Clarkson is trying to drag Vance to the mat but Vance just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clarkson wants to take the fight to the mat but Vance manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clarkson is breathing heavily.
Vance wants to break free but Clarkson has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vance drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vance has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clarkson throws a big elbow that misses.
Clarkson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Clarkson 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vance tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarkson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clarkson rushes Vance and presses him up against the cage.
Clarkson can't get the takedown.
Clarkson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vance avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clarkson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vance can do to turn this around?
Clarkson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vance fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vance moves in looking to clinch but Clarkson pushes him off.
Vance moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson is trying to drag Vance to the mat but Vance just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vance is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clarkson wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clarkson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vance has a takedown stuffed.
Vance pushes Clarkson up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarkson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vance prevents it.
Clarkson can't get the takedown.
Clarkson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vance prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clarkson can't get the takedown.
Clarkson is working for takedown but Vance is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson tries to score a body lock takedown but Vance shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clarkson keeps control of Vance as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vance prevents the takedown attempt.
Vance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clarkson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vance stalling.
Clarkson looking for a takedown.
Vance tries to break the clinch but Clarkson is controlling the position.
Vance is looking to break free of the clinch but Clarkson has double underhooks.
Clarkson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vance pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clarkson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Jordan Clarkson has been cut.
Vance gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance lands with a left to the head.
Vance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clarkson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vance pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarkson.
Vance tries for a takedown but Clarkson circles away easily
letting Clarkson counter with a right hand.
Vance goes for a double leg but Clarkson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clarkson continues to drive forward.
Vance displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vance throws a nice looking combination but Clarkson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vance pushes Clarkson up against the cage in a clinch.
Vance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clarkson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vance avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarkson tries to score a body lock takedown but Vance shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vance trying to land knees to the body.
Clarkson is trying to drag Vance to the mat but Vance just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vance wants to get back to striking at distance but Clarkson won't allow it.
Vance blocks an elbow strike from Clarkson.
Vance is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarkson is trying to drag Vance to the mat but Vance just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Vance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Clarkson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vance swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clarkson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vance closes the distance but Clarkson moves to the side
and Clarkson counters with a shoot takedown. Vance fights it but they end up in guard.
Clarkson working some strikes from top position.
Clarkson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clarkson working some strikes from top position.
Clarkson works over Vance with some ground and pound from guard.
Vance really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clarkson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clarkson stopping the sweep attempt from Vance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Clarkson seems to have locked his on tight now - Vance screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Clarkson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jordan Clarkson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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