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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 2201 p4p, 1399 weight class) and Jacob Taylor (ranked 307 p4p, 212 weight class). Jacob Taylor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Brown's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Taylor!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Taylor thinks about the counter body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Taylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taylor tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is still trying to improve position.
Taylor is letting Brown control him for a moment.
Taylor wants to control but Brown postures up.
Taylor tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls the position from side control.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.
Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Taylor missing with punches from the back.
Taylor working for a choke but Brown is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Nice body punch from Brown.
John Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Brown tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Taylor.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taylor is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Taylor decides to pull guard.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taylor wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Taylor throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Taylor has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Taylor controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Taylor is tightening it up a little... Brown has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Brown reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Brown taps out! Nice BJJ there by Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jacob Taylor!
Our winner, Jacob Taylor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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