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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rockhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Rockhold will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Rockhold!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Rockhold.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rockhold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rockhold looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taylor drives through with a takedown into Rockhold's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor stays in close to Rockhold's body and controls the position.
We've been hearing that Taylor has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rockhold controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor stands up over Rockhold, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rockhold has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rockhold has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taylor passes Rockhold's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Taylor not doing much here.
Rockhold wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor winds up and cracks Rockhold with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rockhold is trying to control but Taylor manages to pass to mount!
Taylor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taylor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rockhold hang on?
Taylor landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor lands a couple of good shots and Rockhold has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockhold is keeping busy.
Rockhold trying to get back to his feet but Taylor is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Taylor connects with a big shot to the side of Rockhold's head.
Taylor lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Rockhold hold on?!
Taylor punches Rockhold on the ear.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Taylor. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Taylor lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Rockhold hold on?!
Taylor has Rockhold flattened out and is raining down punches.
Rockhold is rocked!
Rockhold looks winded!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Taylor.
Rockhold is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Rockhold is in real trouble here! Taylor lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Taylor is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Taylor!
After winning the bout, Jason Taylor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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