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Event:
The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Tea avoids the body shot from Clements.
Clements has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tea shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tea doesn't manage to clinch there - Clements circles away.
Tea swings for the body but Clements moves out of range.
Clements swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clements goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tea throws an elbow but it misses.
Tea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clements avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clements.
Tea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clements avoids a wild elbow strike from Tea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tea misses with a knee to the head.
Tea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clements throws a punch but it's blocked by Tea.
Clements lands a nice uppercut.
Clements lands a hook that snaps the head of Tea backwards.
Tea utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Clements softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tea trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Clements.
Clements avoids the elbow strike from Tea, against the cage.
Clements works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clements has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tea lands an elbow just above Clements 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Abel Clements has been cut.
Tea tries a knee to the head but Clements blocks it.
Tea throws an elbow that misses.
Clements has a couple of punches blocked by Tea.
Clements lands a nice uppercut.
Clements dodges an elbow strike from Tea.
Tea lands a nice knee to the body.
Tea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tea throws an elbow but it misses.
Clements managing to block the knees to the body from Tea.
Clements swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tea creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Clements fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clements dodges an elbow strike from Tea.
Tea blocks a body shot from Clements.
Good body shot from Clements.
Tea blocks an uppercut.
Tea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clements avoiding damage as Tea throws knees to the body.
Clements misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clements has a couple of punches blocked by Tea.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tea throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tea throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tea.
A left hand lands to the body for Clements.
Tea lands an elbow just above Clements 's eye.
Tea lands a good knee to the midsection. Clements won't want to take too many of those.
Tea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clements is defending well for now.#T3#
Tea throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clements's face.
#CUT2#
Abel Clements's cut is getting worse.
Tea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tea has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clements seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tea can turn it around.
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Clements in his tracks for a moment.
Tea landing knees to the head.
#CUT2#
Abel Clements's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tea displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clements up against the cage.
Clements throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teas head.
Clements struggles to land a body shot inside as Tea controls his hands.
Clements avoiding damage as Tea throws knees to the body.
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clements has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tea misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clements. #T4#
Tea misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clements is defending well for now.
Clements struggles to land a body shot inside as Tea controls his hands.
Clements tries to throw a body punch but Tea avoids it by throwing Clements back against the cage.
Clements blocks an elbow strike from Tea.
Tea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clements is breathing heavily.
Clements takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tea throws an elbow but it misses.
Clements takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tea lands an elbow inside.
Tea lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
Jeez, Abel Clements's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tea lands an elbow inside.
Clements misses with some punches.
Tea tries to land knees in the clinch but Clements avoids the damage to the body.
Tea lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abel Clements's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mister Tea!
Mister Tea decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Clements misses its intended target.
Robertson moves out of range as Clements strikes.
Clements lands a glancing blow to the side of Robertson's head.
Robertson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robertson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Clements closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL#
Clements gets a clinch.
Clements prevents Robertson from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clements misses with some punches.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clements to keep the fight standing.
Clements lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Clements is pressed up against the cage. Robertson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clements down to the mat. Clements avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abel Clements has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Robertson.#T1#
Clements uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robertson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clements counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robertson.
Clements tries to clinch
and Robertson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clements is looking to clinch.
Robertson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clements wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clements throws a monster overhand right that drops Robertson! Clements follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Clements!
Abel Clements decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
SPARTA 46
Date: Apr 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Mabini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mabini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clements.
Clements throws a counter combo.
Clements slips a jab from Mabini.
It seemed like Clements was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mabini dips to his left and cracks Clements with an uppercut!#CUT#
It looks like Abel Clements has been cut.
Clements drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clements is looking to clinch but Mabini is avoiding it.
Mabini looks to land a left hand but Clements moved out of range nicely.
Mabini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clements sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clements. Mabini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clements doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mabini circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mabini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clements's corner calls for a 1-2. Clements obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clements takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clements wants to clinch up but Mabini keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Clements misses the jab.
Mabini misses with an uppercut. Clements saw that one coming.#KD#
Mabini sends Clements crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mabini is motioning to the referee to let Clements up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Clements is looking to clinch but Mabini is avoiding it.
Mabini throws a shot from downtown. Clements moves away and avoids it.
Clements looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clements misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mabini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mabini throws the left hand but Clements avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mabini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clements takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CUT#
That has opened up Abel Clements's cut even more.
Clements doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clements looks winded!#KD#
Mabini cracks Clements with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Clements looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mabini finish him?
#ROC#
Clements is rocked!
Clements takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Clements looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mabini lands a right hand from hell, dropping Clements. Mabini pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apolinario Mabini!
During a confident post fight interview, Apolinario Mabini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
SPARTA 41
Date: Apr 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Clements connects with a body shot.
Ndlandla moves out of range as Clements strikes.
Ndlandla misses with an uppercut. Clements saw that one coming.
Ndlandla misses with a head kick.
Clements checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#CL2#
Clements rushes Ndlandla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clements working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ndlandla stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clements swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ndlandla is leaning against Clements and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Ndlandla breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Clements takes the fight into the clinch.
Ndlandla blocks an uppercut.
Ndlandla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Clements lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ndlandla backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
Clements blocks a body shot from Ndlandla.
Clements misses with a punch on the inside.
Ndlandla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Clements.
Ndlandla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ndlandla has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Clements scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clements lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ndlandla backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clements.
A short right from Clements. #ROC2#
Ndlandla is rocked!
Clements lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ndlandla.
Oh Ndlandla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ndlandla working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clements.
Ndlandla blocking some punches.
Clements gets through Ndlandla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ndlandla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clements creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ndlandla's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ndlandla drops to his knees and Clements pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Clements!
Abel Clements was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
SPARTA 36
Date: Apr 03, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Clements moves into range and clinches up with Wojcik.
Clements throws a head punch that misses.
Wojcik goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clements prevents it.
Clements misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Clements scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Clements on the inside.
Clements gets through Wojcik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Clements - that landed with a thud.
Wojcik is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clements gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Clements. #T1#
Wojcik is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzistov Wojcik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clements has a couple of punches blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik is trying to break the clinch but Clements is controlling him.
Clements lands a hook that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
A shot in the inside from Clements.
Clements scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clements.
Come on Clements - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clements scores with a hook to the body.
Clements lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Wojcik has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
Wojcik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clements walks away with a smile on his face. Wojcik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wojcik misses with a body shot
#KD2#
and Clements counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wojcik! Clements lets Wojcik back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Wojcik is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Krzistov Wojcik has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Clements pushes Wojcik up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Wojcik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clements misses with the head strike.
Clements throws a big uppercut that drops Wojcik! More strikes from Clements and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wojcik lies dazed against the cage as Clements celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Clements!
Abel Clements was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
SPARTA 30
Date: Mar 20, 2019 |
#R1#
D Ace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clements misses the jab.
D Ace slips a straight right by Clements.
Clements lands a right hook to the body.
D Ace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clements finds it's way round the side to connect with D Ace's head. #CUT#
It looks like Portgas D Ace has been cut.
Clements swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and D Ace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clements thinking.
A slow jab from D Ace misses its intended target. #CL#
Clements clinches.
A right hand to the body from D Ace.
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D Ace is trying to break free.
Clements throws a head punch that misses.
Clements lands with a light punch inside.
Clements throws a punch but it's blocked by D Ace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clements misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clements blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Clements misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Ace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from D Ace.
D Ace lands a shoulder strike.
D Ace blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Clements fails to land.
Clements has a couple of punches blocked by D Ace.
D Ace misses with a punch on the inside.
D Ace blocking some punches.
D Ace prevents a body shot from Clements. #BC2#
D Ace manages to break the clinch.
A big left from D Ace misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Ace. Clements does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clements with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
D Ace throws a right and a left that Clements avoids nicely.
Clements tries to clinch up.
D Ace is looking for the big counter here.
D Ace cracks Clements with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clements takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#
It looks like Abel Clements has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clements tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from D Ace! But no joy.
Clements dips to his left and cracks D Ace with an uppercut!
Clements ducks under a wild hook from D Ace.
D Ace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clements.
A big right from D Ace misses. #CL#
Clements moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on D Ace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clements fails to land. #BC2#
D Ace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clements rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but D Ace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Clements throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D Ace throws out a counter right but Clements avoids it with no problem.
Clements staying out of range there.
Clements swinging wildly here.
Clements lands with a good body shot.
D Ace sizes up Clements with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
D Ace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - D Ace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clements misses the shot to the body.
D Ace appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
D Ace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clements works the jab nicely.
Clements wants to clinch up but D Ace keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from D Ace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
D Ace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clements at a distance.
#T4#
Decent striking displayed by D Ace there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Ace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clements.
D Ace moves forwards but Clements connects with a nice, crisp jab.
D Ace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clements was well out of range. Poor timing from D Ace.
Clements misses with a lunging right hand
and D Ace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clements thinking.
D Ace jabs Clements right on the nose. Clements blinks but takes it well.
D Ace lands a nice looking body shot.
Clements punishes D Ace's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clements. D Ace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clements walks into a stiff left hand from D Ace.
D Ace just misses with a punch to the body.
Clements takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clements looks to land a right hand but D Ace moved out of range.
D Ace clobbers Clements with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Portgas D Ace will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
D Ace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clements in his tracks.
Clements wants to clinch.
Clements throws a jab but it's blocked by D Ace.
D Ace throws out a loose jab but Clements uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Ace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clements finds it's way round the side to connect with D Ace's head.
Clements closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clements's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clements duly obliges.
D Ace lands with a good body shot.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - D Ace circles away.
Clements tries to clinch up.#CL#
Clements moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clements fails to land. #T1#
D Ace digs a right hand underneath Clements's ribcage. Clements let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clements lands a left hand.
Clements swings wildly with an uppercut but D Ace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clements has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
D Ace throws a head punch that misses.
D Ace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Clements fails to land.
Clements throws a head punch that misses.
Clements pushes D Ace back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clements.
Clements softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
D Ace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clements lands a right hand that snaps the head of D Ace backwards.
D Ace tries a body shot but Clements blocks it.
Abel Clements has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
D Ace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
D Ace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Ace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Clements rushes D Ace and presses him up against the cage.
D Ace blocking some punches.
D Ace lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Clements on the inside.
D Ace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clements has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from D Ace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Ace.
D Ace blocks an uppercut.
Clements blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Ace lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Clements blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Ace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Ace prevents a body shot from Clements.
D Ace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clements.
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clements misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clements misses with some punches.
Clements misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clements has a couple of punches blocked by D Ace.
Clements throws a punch but it's blocked by D Ace.
Clements tries to throw a body punch but D Ace avoids it by throwing Clements back against the cage.
Clements misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Clements. #T4#
Clements scores with a hook to the body.
Clements throws a punch but it's blocked by D Ace.
D Ace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Ace.
Clements takes a shot to the head.
D Ace lands a right hand.
D Ace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clements lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clements swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Ace throws a head punch that misses.
Clements throws a blind hook that connects with the side of D Aces head.
Clements keeps the fight in the clinch, despite D Ace's efforts to push away.
A short left from D Ace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Clements dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Clements fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches D Ace on the side of the head.
Clements tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. D Ace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
D Ace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - D Ace circles away.
D Ace takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clements cracks D Ace with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC#
D Ace is rocked!
BOOM! Clements lands a beautiful left hook that drops D Ace. D Ace tries to recover but Clements is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and D Ace lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Clements!
In his post fight interview, Abel Clements started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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