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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple 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
7 - 2 - 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Weed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weed throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weed lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
Weed is looking to clinch.
Clark misses with a low kick as Weed jumps back.
Clark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Weed avoids it.
Clark throws a wild body kick that Weed sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weed is able to avoid easily.
Weed is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Weed staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Weed scores with a hook.
Clark throws a solid leg kick but Weed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clark.
Weed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clark. That one must have hurt.
Taylor Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weed staying out of range there.
Clark throws a push kick but Weed slaps the foot to one side.
Weed throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Weed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Weed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weed tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Weed!
Clark fakes the leg kick and cracks Weed in the body.
Clark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weed.
Clark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weed's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Weed. Those never looked like landing.
Weed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clark.
Clark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clark throws a lazy head kick
and Weed counters with a solid body kick.
Weed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Clark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clark.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weed throws out the jab.
Weed moves out of range as Clark throws a body kick.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Weed swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clark in his tracks.
Weed connects with a looping right hand.
Weed shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Weed.
Weed throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Weed tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Weed is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Weed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 misses the jab.
Weed misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Weed is predictable there
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Weed off balance momentarily.
Weed moves out of range as Clark strikes.
Weed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Weed misses with a double jab.
Weed avoids the body shot from Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Weed avoids it.
Weed tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark connects with a leg kick. Weed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weed looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Weed thumps Clark with a low kick.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weed looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Weed tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weed takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a low kick as Weed jumps back.
Weed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Weed controlling his opponent.
Clark wants to control but Weed is having none of it.
Clark might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Weed kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is trying to escape the mount.
Weed controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clark's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Weed controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Weed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clark. That one must have hurt.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
and Weed counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark tries to land a body kick
and Weed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clark's head.
Weed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark checks a low kick from Weed.
Clark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clark on the side of the head.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed throws a leg kick which misses Clark's front leg but catches the back leg as Clark tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clark.
Weed throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clark throws a low kick, looking for Weed's leg but Weed calmly moves out of range.
Clark thows a leg kick but Weed checks it
and Weed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Weed shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clark checks a low kick from Weed.
Taylor Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Weed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Weed throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Clark misses
and Weed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weed misses the shot to the body.
Weed throws a body kick that misses.
Weed avoids a kick to the body.
Weed connects with a leg kick. Clark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and Weed counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
Weed throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Weed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark misses the jab.
Weed with a nice cross.
Weed throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Weed moves away from the strike by Clark.
Clark moves out of range as Weed strikes.
Weed throws a combination that misses
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
Weed feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clark looks to land a body kick but Weed moved away.
Weed throws a low kick but Clark moves out of range easily.
Weed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Clark misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weed.
Jonathan Weed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weed manages to avoid it.
Weed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Clark is predictable there
and Weed counters with a two punch combo.
Clark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Weed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Weed!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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