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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Taylor (ranked 2900 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Tyga Thum Yum Koong (ranked 314 p4p, 346 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J- Mama said knock you out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyga Thum Yum Koong!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thum Yum Koong misses with a series of wild punches.
Thum Yum Koong digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Thum Yum Koong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thum Yum Koong.
Thum Yum Koong shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thum Yum Koong shoots in for a double leg but Taylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thum Yum Koong on the side of the head.
Taylor slips a jab from Thum Yum Koong.
Taylor tries to counter with a takedown but Thum Yum Koong is quick to defend against it.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Thum Yum Koong moves away and avoids it.
John Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thum Yum Koong.
Taylor lands a lovely overhand right.
Taylor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Thum Yum Koong has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyga Thum Yum Koong.
Thum Yum Koong doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Thum Yum Koong fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with the punch.
Thum Yum Koong shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Thum Yum Koong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Taylor with a hook.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thum Yum Koong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thum Yum Koong darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyga Thum Yum Koong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Thum Yum Koong's head back.
Thum Yum Koong has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Thum Yum Koong.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thum Yum Koongs head.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thum Yum Koong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thum Yum Koong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thum Yum Koong tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is leaning against Thum Yum Koong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thum Yum Koong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
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!
Thum Yum Koong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Taylor defends well and Thum Yum Koong ends up having to push Taylor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thum Yum Koong misses with a double jab
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Thum Yum Koong slips the punch.
Thum Yum Koong fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Thum Yum Koong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Thum Yum Koong is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Taylor dominated that 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.
Taylor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thum Yum Koong throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
A combination from Thum Yum Koong does no damage.
Taylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thum Yum Koong.
Thum Yum Koong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thum Yum Koong darts in looking for a takedown but Taylor gets double underhooks and turns Thum Yum Koong into the cage.
Thum Yum Koong defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Thum Yum Koong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Thum Yum Koong. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thum Yum Koong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thum Yum Koong shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thum Yum Koong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Taylor feinted with a counter takedown.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
Thum Yum Koong with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
John Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyga Thum Yum Koong.
Thum Yum Koong blocks a jab.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thum Yum Koong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thum Yum Koong slips a straight right by Taylor.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thum Yum Koong can do to turn this around?
Thum Yum Koong swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Thum Yum Koong should have avoided that one.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
John Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Thum Yum Koong throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Taylor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thum Yum Koong.
Thum Yum Koong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thum Yum Koong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor sneaks out the side door and pushes Thum Yum Koong away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Thum Yum Koong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Taylor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thum Yum Koong somewhat.
Thum Yum Koong is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thum Yum Koong walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Thum Yum Koong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Thum Yum Koong misses the body punch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Thum Yum Koong tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thum Yum Koong sprawls and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thum Yum Koong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thum Yum Koong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thum Yum Koong dives in and scores a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Thum Yum Koong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thum Yum Koong's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thum Yum Koong wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thum Yum Koong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thum Yum Koong is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Taylor dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Thum Yum Koong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.
Thum Yum Koong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor stuns Thum Yum Koong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor slips a jab from Thum Yum Koong.
It looked like Taylor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thum Yum Koong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thum Yum Koong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor is looking to counter the offense by Thum Yum Koong and move into the clinch.
Thum Yum Koong shoots and misses
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch.
Thum Yum Koong manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a hook but Thum Yum Koong avoids it easily.
Thum Yum Koong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thum Yum Koong doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thum Yum Koong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Thum Yum Koong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thum Yum Koong ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Thum Yum Koong blocks a jab.
And Thum Yum Koong tries to counter it with a takedown but Taylor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thum Yum Koong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thum Yum Koong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Thum Yum Koong persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
John Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyga Thum Yum Koong.
Thum Yum Koong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Taylor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thum Yum Koong darts in looking for a takedown but Taylor gets double underhooks and turns Thum Yum Koong into the cage.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thum Yum Koong's head backwards.
Thum Yum Koong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Taylor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor throws a body punch but Thum Yum Koong moves out of range.
Thum Yum Koong goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
Thum Yum Koong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taylor works over Thum Yum Koong's head and body with a nice combination.
Thum Yum Koong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Thum Yum Koong misses.
Thum Yum Koong avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Thum Yum Koong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thum Yum Koong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thum Yum Koong.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Thum Yum Koong throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Thum Yum Koong manages to avoid it.
Taylor works over Thum Yum Koong's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor jabs Thum Yum Koong right on the nose. Thum Yum Koong blinks but takes it well.
Thum Yum Koong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
John 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Taylor!
John Taylor looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This is what I've been looking for since day 1, Nadadora is a great boxer, he will sure do great things, but for now i'm the king!! Step to me motherfuckers!'.
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