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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by War - The Sick Puppies. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nolan Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clark.
Clark connects with a body shot that sends Martin's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin cracks a nice hook into Clark's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clark.
Martin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clark defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin misses with a leg kick
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Martin.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Taylor Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martin cracks Clark with a good jab.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Martin misses with a low kick as Clark jumps back.
Clark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Taylor Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Nolan Martin has been cut.
Clark leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clark thuds a left hand into Martin's body.
Martin looks winded!
A slapping body kick lands there for Clark.
Good shot there by Clark.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Clark.
Clark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
Martin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clark rather than just go for the knockout.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Martin throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark lands with a right hand.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Clark is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Martin.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
Clark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Clark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clark, as that shot connected.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Clark punishes Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Clark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clark scores with a kick to the body.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clark looks to land a combination. Martin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Clark moves his leg out of the way.
Clark misses with a straight left.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clark checks a low kick from Martin.
Clark scores with a hook.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Martin darts in looking for a takedown but Clark gets double underhooks and turns Martin into the cage.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taylor Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clark - that will leave a mark!
Clark slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taylor Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clark swivels and escapes.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clark.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Clark scores with a body shot.
Clark delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Clark throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Clark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there
and Clark counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clark!
Jab, jab by Clark - just one landing.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Martin tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Clark keeps Martin at a distance using the push kick.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Clark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Clark scores with a leg kick.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a low kick as Clark jumps back.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clark - that will leave a mark!
Clark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clark connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a leg kick but Clark sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clark - the referee stops the clock and Martin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clark. Martin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clark throws a head kick that Martin semi-blocks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Clark.
Martin throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Clark scores with a three punch combo!
Clark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Clark.
Clark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Clark.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clark scoring well with a low kick there.
Clark scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clark tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clark to the ground. Clark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there
and Clark counters with a thumping low kick.
Clark cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Clark is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
Clark slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taylor Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clark.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Clark tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark works the jab nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Clark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Clark which made him look bad.
Nolan Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark drops Martin with a beautiful combination! Martin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clark is looking for the KO!
Martin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Martin to the canvas! Martin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Clark keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Clark!
Taylor Clark decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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