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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Wiggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wiggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stacey Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor lands a with a good body shot.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Wiggs circles away.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taylor rushes Wiggs and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor cracks Wiggs with a nice body shot.
Wiggs breaks from the clinch.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiggs.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taylor with a jab.
Stacey Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Wiggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Wiggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggs tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor slips a jab from Wiggs.
Wiggs avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Wiggs shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wiggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wiggs misses with a body kick.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Wiggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Wiggs avoids them all with ease.
Wiggs missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Wiggs looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
Stacey Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiggs is breathing heavily.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wiggs throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body
and Wiggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Wiggs pushes him off.
Wiggs avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Wiggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs blocks the body kick.
Taylor slips under a jab from Wiggs.
Wiggs dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiggs circles away.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Wiggs ducks down to avoid it.
Wiggs misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Wiggs misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Wiggs misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Wiggs is avoiding it.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Wiggs avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Wiggs on that attempt.
Wiggs throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Wiggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Wiggs's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wiggs. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wiggs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacey Taylor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggs.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Wiggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Wiggs shoots in.
Taylor tries to clinch but Wiggs is having none of it.
Wiggs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wiggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
Wiggs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Wiggs's head.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taylor connects with a solid leg kick.
Stacey Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Wiggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.
Wiggs throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Wiggs misses with a looping left.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Wiggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wiggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slips under a jab from Wiggs.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggs.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wiggs backs up against the cage.
Wiggs connects with a jab.
Taylor throws a solid leg kick but Wiggs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taylor.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiggs shoots in but no luck this time.
John Wiggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Wiggs's ribs.
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!
Wiggs throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wiggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Wiggs throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taylor!
Taylor rushes Wiggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor looks to land a combination. Wiggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Wiggs scores with a kick to the body.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Wiggs against the cage.
Wiggs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Taylor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wiggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacey Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wiggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.
Wiggs slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor tries to bum rush Wiggs with a series of wild strikes but Wiggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wiggs tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wiggs.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiggs throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Wiggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Wiggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiggs walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a high kick!
Wiggs is rocked!
Taylor looks to land a combination but Wiggs avoids it well.
Wiggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wiggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Oh Wiggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Wiggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wiggs seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor wants to slow Wiggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Wiggs pushes him off.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiggs is working for takedown but Taylor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Wiggs with an uppercut!
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Wiggs moves out of range easily.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggs.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Wiggs scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggs fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Taylor to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Taylor looks to clinch but Wiggs throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Taylor taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Wiggs!
John Wiggs retains his welterweight title!
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