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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kirkpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Kirkpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Taylor blocks the low kick.
Rory Kirkpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirkpatrick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kirkpatrick throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and Kirkpatrick only half commits.
Taylor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
It looks like Rory Kirkpatrick has been cut.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirkpatrick avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirkpatrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kirkpatrick has Taylor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taylor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kirkpatrick up against the cage.
Kirkpatrick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirkpatrick won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Kirkpatrick's ribcage.
Kirkpatrick looks winded!
Taylor lands an elbow just above Kirkpatrick 's eye.
Taylor scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Steven Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirkpatrick won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Taylor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working Kirkpatrick over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kirkpatrick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Taylor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kirkpatrick can turn it around.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kirkpatrick's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Kirkpatrick in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Kirkpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kirkpatrick is having none of it.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kirkpatrick is having none of it.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kirkpatrick moves out of range.
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.
Kirkpatrick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kirkpatrick circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick misses with a low kick.
Kirkpatrick wants to slow Taylor down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kirkpatrick counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kirkpatrick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taylor's guard.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Kirkpatrick is controlling him
Taylor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Kirkpatrick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kirkpatrick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taylor is able to avoid easily.
Kirkpatrick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kirkpatrick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taylor prevents it.
Taylor taking a breather.
Kirkpatrick wants to take the fight to the mat but Taylor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kirkpatrick can't get the takedown.
Steven Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Kirkpatrick.
Taylor effectively controlling the action here.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kirkpatrick is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Kirkpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kirkpatrick is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick is looking to slow Taylor down with leg kicks.
Kirkpatrick throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and Kirkpatrick only half commits.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor tries to clinch
and Kirkpatrick counters with a nice leg kick.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Kirkpatrick misses with a low kick.
Kirkpatrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor blocks a leg kick.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Kirkpatrick circles away.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Kirkpatrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor checks a low kick from Kirkpatrick.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Kirkpatrick is avoiding it.
Kirkpatrick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Kirkpatrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirkpatrick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Taylor blocks the low kick.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirkpatrick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Kirkpatrick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Kirkpatrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taylor after a bit of a struggle.
Taylor taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Kirkpatrick's ribcage.
Taylor with a knee to the head.
Taylor gets underhooks to prevent Kirkpatrick's takedown attempt.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Kirkpatrick is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kirkpatrick's face.
Kirkpatrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Kirkpatrick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirkpatrick can do to turn this around?
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taylor pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steven Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kirkpatrick has clasped his hands together around Taylor's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kirkpatrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirkpatrick trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kirkpatrick on the ground.
Taylor is pushing Kirkpatrick's head away, looking to escape. Kirkpatrick manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rory Kirkpatrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taylor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taylor scores a nice knee to the body.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kirkpatrick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Kirkpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Taylor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kirkpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirkpatrick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Kirkpatrick pushes him off.
Kirkpatrick throws a leg kick that misses.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirkpatrick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirkpatrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Kirkpatrick against the cage.
Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirkpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taylor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor stalling the fight.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kirkpatrick's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slowing the pace effectively.
Taylor scores a nice knee to the body.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kirkpatrick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kirkpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taylor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Steven Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Kirkpatrick.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kirkpatrick takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kirkpatrick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Taylor to work.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kirkpatrick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kirkpatrick's face.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Kirkpatrick in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor just leaning against Kirkpatrick, taking a breather.
Taylor gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Steven Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirkpatrick wants a takedown but no success here.
Kirkpatrick wants a takedown but no success here.
Taylor lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Rory Kirkpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirkpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Taylor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Taylor!
In his post fight interview, Steven Taylor gave a big smile as he said 'If you want me to keep kneeing in the face gives us a shout'.
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energy
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hype
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