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Event:
TBD#7 ROY vs. SORIANO
Date: Oct 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Martin Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Carter.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Taylor misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Martin Taylor has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Carter scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taylor's head.
Carter jabs at Taylor's body.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#
Taylor is rocked!
Carter flashes Taylor a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Taylor's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Taylor crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Carter punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter retains his middleweight title!
Michael Carter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
TBD#5 ASKREN vs. CARTER
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Stephens throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
A jab from Taylor misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stephens . Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stephens misses with a head kick.
Stephens throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Stephens staying out of range there.
Taylor connects with a right hand. Stephens shakes it off.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stephens moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stephens with a body shot.#KD2#
Taylor cracks Stephens with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stephens looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Taylor finish him?
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!#CL#
Stephens clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
A short right from Taylor. #ROC2#
Stephens is rocked!
Stephens throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor gets through Stephens 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taylor pushes Stephens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
Stephens throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Stephens .
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
Stephens is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Stephens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Taylor drops Stephens onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stephens is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Stephens 's ribcage. Stephens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stephens backwards. #KD2#
Taylor drops Stephens onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stephens is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#T2#
Taylor creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Stephens with a big uppercut! Stephens tries to clinch up but Taylor pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Stephens to the mat! Stephens covers up and Taylor unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martin Taylor!
A victorious Martin Taylor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
The Beatdown: CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: Aug 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Askren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Askren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Askren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taylor's head.#TD2#
Askren fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Taylor to the ground. Askren is now in Taylor's guard.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Askren on the ground.
Askren distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren throws a big right hand that misses.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Askren's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1#
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Taylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Askren moves away.
Askren scores with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Martin Taylor has been cut.#T2#
Askren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taylor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Askren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Askren.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Askren avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Askren lands a right hook to the body.
Askren works over Taylor's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Askren slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Askren misses with a few strikes there.
#T3#
Askren fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Askren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Askren in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Askren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
Askren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Taylor to see if he's OK.
Taylor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Askren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Taylor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T4#
Askren grinds an elbow into Taylor's temple.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #ROC2#
Taylor is rocked!
Askren cracks Taylor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Taylor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor tries to buck Askren off but Askren is having none of it.
Taylor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren lands a strong strike to the head of Taylor. That's dazed him! Askren looking to finish here. Taylor is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Askren lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yen Askren!
Yen Askren is the new middleweight champion!
Yen Askren managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Event:
The Beatdown: SEMIS
Date: Jul 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Fry has been cut.
Fry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Fry moves away and avoids it.
Fry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fry in his tracks.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Fry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fry has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fry is breathing heavily.
Fry with a poor takedown #KD2#
and Taylor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fry! Taylor lets Fry back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Fry is rocked!#CUT2#
Tony Fry's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Fry's defenses. It connects perfectly with Fry's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Taylor!
An out of breath Martin Taylor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
The Beatdown: (LW/MW) Round 2
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adder.
Adder shoots and misses
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Adder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adder in his tracks.
Taylor lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Adder head around and knocks him out cold! Taylor hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Taylor!
A victorious Martin Taylor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
The Beatdown: (LW/MW) Round 1
Date: Jun 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbour looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michael Barbour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor walks into a jab.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Barbour shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Barbour's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Taylor clinches.
Barbour is working for takedown but Taylor is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Barbour changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Taylor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Barbour. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbour looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbour rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Barbour to the canvas! Barbour doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Taylor keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Taylor!
An out of breath Martin Taylor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Heislhass scores with a shot to the body.
Heislhass tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Heislhass.
Heislhass wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Heislhass's head but Heislhass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Heislhass.
Heislhass can't get the takedown.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heislhass's elbow. #BC#
Heislhass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heislhass fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
Taylor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herbert Heislhass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Heislhass is out of range.
Heislhass attempts a counter takedown but Taylor avoids it well and moves away.
Heislhass is looking to clinch.
Heislhass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heislhass tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Heislhass shoots and misses
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Herbert Heislhass has been cut.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heislhass.#CL2#
Taylor rushes Heislhass and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heislhass backwards. #ROC2#
Heislhass is rocked!
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Heislhass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Heislhass is breathing heavily.
Heislhass tries for a takedown. No joy.
Taylor lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Heislhass to his knees! Taylor keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Taylor!
A victorious Martin Taylor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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