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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Strongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen All The Way Up as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Strongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strongo clinches.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tests Strongo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor jabs at Strongo's body.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Strongo on the side of the head.
Taylor cracks Strongo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strongo moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Strongo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taylor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor tries to improve position but can't.
Strongo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strongo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor pushes Strongo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Strongo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Strongo controlling the position.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strongo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor is trying to control Strongo's posture but Strongo avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor lands a head shot.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strongo takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Marcus Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strongo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Strongo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Strongo is rocked!
Taylor darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Strongo's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Taylor before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Taylor!
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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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