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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Taylor (ranked 5382 p4p, 21480 weight class) and Masahide Tsunemura (ranked 513 p4p, 647 weight class). Masahide Tsunemura will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masahide Tsunemura!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tsunemura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Tsunemura fails to land the takedown.
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tsunemura.
Drew Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masahide Tsunemura.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tsunemura napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tsunemura wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Tsunemura is letting Taylor control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsunemura is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Tsunemura is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Tsunemura is defending well.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tsunemura is trying to escape the position but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Tsunemura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunemura tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Taylor presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tsunemura tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor looking to finish Tsunemura with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tsunemura!
Taylor moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tsunemura has worked his arm free - good work by Tsunemura!
Taylor grinds an elbow into Tsunemura's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the action but Tsunemura is working from the bottom.
Tsunemura is trying to improve his position.
Taylor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tsunemura will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tsunemura is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Tsunemura tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.
Taylor is staying tight to Tsunemura's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tsunemura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tsunemura's legs.
Taylor working the body and head with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Taylor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tsunemura is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Tsunemura.
Tsunemura keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsunemura can do to turn this around?
Tsunemura can't keep his opponent in guard - Taylor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taylor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Tsunemura's head.
Taylor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunemura is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Tsunemura is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tsunemura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Taylor seems content to control.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Tsunemura's head.
Tsunemura wants to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Tsunemura defending well.
Taylor working Tsunemura over with strikes.
Taylor wants to control but Tsunemura is keeping him busy.
Taylor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Taylor is keen to just control but Tsunemura is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tsunemura's half guard.
Taylor working over Tsunemura with some ground and pound. Tsunemura looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tsunemura looks like he's trying to stand up.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tsunemura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunemura is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor wants to control but Tsunemura is keeping him busy.
Tsunemura pushes Taylor off looking to stand but Taylor dives back in and keeps control.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Tsunemura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Taylor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drew Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Tsunemura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Taylor dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Taylor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tsunemura did well to prevent Taylor getting side control.
Tsunemura works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsunemura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tsunemura wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tsunemura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsunemura is keeping the position for now.
Tsunemura wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Tsunemura is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to pass to full mount but Tsunemura defends it.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tsunemura on the ground.
Tsunemura is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Tsunemura taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Tsunemura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Tsunemura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsunemura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Tsunemura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Taylor seems content to control.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Tsunemura's hands, connecting with Tsunemura's forehead.
Taylor is trying to control. Tsunemura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Tsunemura's head.
Tsunemura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Tsunemura is working away.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tsunemura defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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