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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Pity the Man With the Fast Right Hand as his entrance music. Jan David acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
26 - 17 - 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
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan David!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David throws an off balance right hand
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
David wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
David throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
David throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
David throws a chopping leg kick but Clark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clark throws a series of punches but David moves out of range.
David throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - David coming out on top.
Clark connects with a right hand. David shakes it off.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
Clark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on David 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.
Clark misses with a body kick.
David throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David lands an overhand right.
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!
Clark moves out of range of the body kick from David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a kick to the ribs.
David throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on David. That did some damage!
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Clark.
Taylor Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David scores with a jab.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark moves out of range as David strikes.
David wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws out a powerful jab.
David throws an off balance right hand
and Clark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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.
Clark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
David pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clark is out of range and David settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Clark misses.
Clark scores with a nice body kick.
Clark ducks right into an uppercut from David.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clark!
David's coach down at team razors mma fight club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on David's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
Clark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a shot to the body
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David throws a solid leg kick but Clark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at David.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as David throws out the jab.
David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
David looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clark looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Clark slips a jab from David.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clark lets loose with a powerful body kick. David will feel that in the morning.
Clark connects with an inside leg kick.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A clash of legs there as David blocks the low kick.
David misses with a wild body shot.
David scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clark in his tracks.
David blocks a low kick nicely.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
David blocks a head kick by Clark.
A lazy body kick from David
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark throws a low kick but David moves out of range easily.
David checks a leg kick nicely.
David swings away with a leg kick that misses.
David connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark throws a push kick but David slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Clark.
David throws a leg kick that misses.
Clark misses the jab.
Clark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark scores with a body shot.
David throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
David lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from David.
Nice body kick there by Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a hook but David avoids it easily.
David fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clark on the side of the head.
Clark slips a straight right by David.
Clark thuds a left hand into David's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clark. David shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
Clark connects with a leg kick. David looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David walks into a jab.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
Clark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
David misses with a hook
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
David 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 jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clark digs a good hook to David's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw.
David misses with a low kick.
David throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clark throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 tries a head kick but it misses.
David missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Clark dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark digs a good body shot into David's ribs.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses David's front leg but catches the back leg as David tries to avoid it.
Clark lands a head kick!
That kick from Clark tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
David misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a leg kick.
Clark lands with a kick to the ribs.
David throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Clark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
David has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Clark.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Clark scores with a kick to the body.
David finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Clark misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
David misses with a low kick as Clark jumps back.
Clark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clark feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
David misses with a left hand
and Clark counters with a good low kick that David was not able to check.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Clark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
David takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Jan David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clark.
Clark feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
David thows a body shot but no joy.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
A good leg kick by Clark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark tries to score with a low kick but David moves his leg out of the way.
A left and a right from Clark both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jan David has been cut.
Clark sizes up David with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark lands a nice hook to David's body. David takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
David has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt David.
Clark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on David if he has to take too many more of those.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clark, as that shot connected.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David lands a nice shot that snaps Clark's head back.
Clark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clark, right into the meat.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Clark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clark.
Clark lands a nice looking body kick.
Clark thumps David with a low kick.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch! Clark slams his shin into David's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
David misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Clark!
Taylor Clark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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