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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes into the arena with Japanese Boy blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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181 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
Miller misses the jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clark.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Clark lands with a good body shot.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Miller throws a low kick but Clark moves out of range easily.
Miller moves out of range as Clark throws a body kick.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clark counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Miller throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark fakes the leg kick and cracks Miller in the body.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Michael Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clark takes one to the chin there.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Miller misses.
Clark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Miller misses the jab.
Clark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miller. Miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
Taylor Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Clark.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Clark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
A cross from Miller lands.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Clark scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Clark lands with a cross.
Clark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
Clark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miller had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Clark.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clark looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Clark dominated that 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.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
Clark stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Clark sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clark counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clark - that will leave a mark!
A solid body kick from Clark.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Clark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Clark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Clark counters with a nice body shot.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Miller dips to his left and cracks Clark with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clark looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Taylor Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark with a nice cross.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Clark wants to land a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
Clark throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Clark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miller eats them both and turns towards Clark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miller misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a body kick.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clark connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clark. That's going to slow Miller down.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clark - the referee stops the clock and Miller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clark. Miller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clark.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Miller.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clark tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clark to the ground. Clark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clark circles away.
Clark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark lands an overhand right.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clark tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clark to the ground. Clark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michael Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Clark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller blocks the body kick.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Clark scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Clark connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to clinch but Clark slips to the side
and Clark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Miller shoots in.
Miller misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clark.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller is looking to chop away at Clark's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clark staying out of range there.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clark blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Clark!
A very excited looking Taylor Clark made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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