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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Japanese Boy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Miller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws out a loose jab but Weed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weed staying out of range there.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Weed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller tries to pull guard but Weed won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Weed.
Miller working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Weed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miller up against the cage.
Miller avoiding damage as Weed throws knees to the body.
Weed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Weed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miller is looking for a takedown.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed stalling the fight.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Weed trying to land knees to the body.
Weed lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonathan Weed.
Weed digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Weed swinging wildly here.
Weed tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Weed.
Weed misses with a two punch combination.
Weed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller connects with the punch.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Weed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Weed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed swinging wildly here.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jonathan Weed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Miller.
Miller feints a jab promting Weed to slip. Miller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Weed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weed clinches with his opponent.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Weed.
Weed tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Weed misses with an elbow strike.
Weed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miller.
Weed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weed.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Weed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
Weed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weed is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Weed.
Weed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weed lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weed misses with a knee strike.
Weed lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Weed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Weed gets a clinch.
Weed avoiding damage.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Weed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Weed turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Weed lands with a left to the head.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weed scores with a knee to the head.
Jonathan Weed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weed.
Weed misses with a knee strike.
Weed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Weed smiles and moves away.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Weed ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Weed wants to clinch.
Weed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller taking a breather.
The referee calls for Weed to work.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Weed lands a nice knee to the body.
Weed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed misses with a knee to the head.
Weed lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
Weed misses with a knee to the head.
Weed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Weed tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Weed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Weed misses with a knee strike.
Weed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Miller being controlled against the cage.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed misses with a knee to the head.
Weed misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weed blocking some punches.
Weed looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Weed.
Weed misses with a knee to the head.
Weed landing knees to the head.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from Weed.
Weed lands with a light punch inside.
Weed has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Weed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weed misses with a knee strike.
Weed is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jonathan Weed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Miller.
Weed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Weed.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Weed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weed's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Weed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weed looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Weed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Weed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Weed tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Weed.
Weed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Weed missing with knees to the body.
Weed controlling the action here for a moment.
Weed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Weed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Weed lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
A short right from Weed on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Weed.
Weed looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Weed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Weed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miller up against the cage.
Miller is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller letting Weed take a breather here.
Weed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weed misses with an elbow strike.
Michael Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Weed.
Weed stops a takedown attempt from Miller.
Jonathan Weed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Miller.
Weed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Weed lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weed scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weed connects with a knee to the head.
Weed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Weed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller wants to take the fight to the mat but Weed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Weed misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weed is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Weed down to the mat. Weed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Weed. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Jonathan Weed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller moves forwards but Weed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller takes a swing at Weed's ribcage but misses.
Weed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weed cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Weed lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
Jonathan Weed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Weed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed tries to clinch up.
Weed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weed lands a nice looking body shot.
Weed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miller back to the cage. Weed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller slips a straight right by Weed.
Weed jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jonathan Weed has been cut.
Miller cracks Weed with a good jab.
A nice combination there by Weed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Weed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Weed!
An out of breath Jonathan Weed thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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