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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Howard Taft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Portman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Howard Taft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Portman!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portman gets caught flat footed, as Howard Taft shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Howard Taft controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Portman has momentary wrist control but Howard Taft slips an elbow through the middle.
Howard Taft forces his way into half guard.
Howard Taft tries to pass to full mount but Portman defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portman punching from the bottom.
Howard Taft is controlling the pace.
Portman is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard Taft performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard Taft slips a nice elbow through Portman's hands, connecting with Portman's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Portman wants to get back to his feet.
Howard Taft is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Howard Taft working over Portman with some ground and pound. Portman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Howard Taft is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Portman tries to get to full guard but Howard Taft has control of the leg.
Howard Taft working over Portman with some ground and pound. Portman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Howard Taft is looking for a kimura but Portman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Howard Taft to get the leverage.
Howard Taft trying to pass the guard but Portman defending well.
Howard Taft lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Howard Taft trying to mount his opponent but Portman defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard Taft is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Portman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Howard Taft looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Portman is trying to stand back up but Howard Taft is controlling him
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.
Howard Taft performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Howard Taft connects with a nice short shot to Portman's temple.
Howard Taft seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Howard Taft dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Portman goes for a double leg but Howard Taft avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Howard Taft continues to drive forward.
Howard Taft feinted with a counter takedown.
Howard Taft closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Portman quickly recovers to half guard.
Howard Taft trying to control the action but Portman is working from the bottom.
Howard Taft is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Howard Taft prevents Portman from improving his position.
Howard Taft looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Portman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portman manages to get to full guard.
Howard Taft thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard Taft works over Portman with some ground and pound from guard.
Howard Taft wants to control from the top but Portman keeps moving.
Howard Taft postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Howard Taft forces his way into half guard.
Howard Taft looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Portman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard Taft wants to control but Portman is keeping him busy.
Howard Taft slips a nice elbow through Portman's hands, connecting with Portman's forehead.
Portman is rocked!
Howard Taft scores with a big shot! Portman's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Portman! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Howard Taft!
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RATING
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