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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dearld Walte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dearld Walte will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dearld Walte!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Walte back into the cage.
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
Walte throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walte's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Walte is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Taylor dives into side control.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Walte takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Walte wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is dominant here and he's now got Walte's back!
Taylor has good solid back control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Walte!
Taylor controlling from the back.
Walte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walte wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor scores with strikes from the back.
Taylor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taylor is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Taylor.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Taylor lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Walte hold on?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walte wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Taylor is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Walte. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Taylor controlling the position well here. Walte rolled but Taylor kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Taylor connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Walte to escape the position.
Walte wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walte is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Walte is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor punishes Walte with strikes from the back mount.
Walte is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Walte on his heels. He'll look to pass Walte's guard now, I'm sure.
Walte being controlled here, momentarily.
Taylor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walte wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Taylor manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Walte is looking to get back to is feet but Taylor passes into side control.
Taylor lands an elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Walte bucks up and tries to throw Taylor off but instead Taylor has got his back!
Taylor really is a fat lump.
Walte is trying to get back to his feet but Taylor has full control of the position and if anything, Walte has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Walte is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Walte is covering up but some of the strikes from Taylor are getting through and doing damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor cracks Walte with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Walte from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Taylor really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Walte.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walte takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Taylor is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Walte is trying to get back to his feet but Taylor has full control of the position and if anything, Walte has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Taylor is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walte trying to get back to his feet but Taylor is in full control for now.
Taylor controlling from the back.
Taylor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Walte for as long as he can get away with.
Walte is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor controlling the position well here. Walte rolled but Taylor kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Walte wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor connects with a big shot to the side of Walte's head.
Taylor biding his time, controlling Walte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Taylor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taylor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walte pushes Taylor off but Taylor dives into side control.
Taylor landing strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walte tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Walte is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Taylor breaks from Walte's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walte wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walte has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The referee is taking a good look at Walte as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Taylor!
Good control from Taylor.
Taylor lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands shots from the back.
Taylor is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Taylor gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Taylor gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Taylor apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Walte.
Taylor manages to pull guard.
Walte trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Walte wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Taylor manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walte wants to stand back up but Taylor manages to pass into side control.
Taylor controls the position.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walte tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Taylor just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walte trying to get back to his feet but Taylor is in full control for now.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walte can do to turn this around?
Taylor lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Walte is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor biding his time, looking for the opening.
Taylor lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Walte hold on?!
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Taylor!
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RATING
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