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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Koloa (ranked 3153 p4p, 2096 weight class) and Dylon Taylor (ranked 404 p4p, 301 weight class). Dylon Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Koloa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dylon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koloa moves into the clinch.
Koloa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koloa stalling.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Koloa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taylor has Koloa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koloa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koloa misses with an elbow over the top.
Koloa working aggressively here.
Koloa taking a breather.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Koloa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is looking for a takedown.
Dan Koloa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylon Taylor.
Koloa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koloa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Taylor regains guard immediately.
Koloa trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koloa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koloa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koloa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Koloa slips an elbow through the middle.
Koloa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koloa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koloa works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Koloa defends easily.
Koloa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koloa stays in close to Taylor's body and controls the position.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Koloa from controlling successfully.
Koloa looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koloa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koloa keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koloa working a defensive guard here.
Koloa is really struggling to control Taylor but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koloa is keeping the position for now.
Koloa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Koloa working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is controlling Koloa's trapped leg to prevent Koloa from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koloa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koloa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koloa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Taylor trying to control but Koloa postures up.
Koloa is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Koloa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koloa lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Koloa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Koloa is pressing down on Taylor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taylor is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koloa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Koloa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koloa has managed to clinch.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Koloa.
Koloa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Taylor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor manages to get back to half guard.
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. Koloa connects with a nice short shot to Taylor's temple.
Koloa is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koloa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taylor wants to control the action here but instead Koloa manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Koloa maintains control.
Taylor is in a horrible position here. Koloa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Koloa with good strikes from the mount here!
Koloa landing strikes from the mount and Taylor is in trouble!
Koloa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koloa cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taylor is rocked!
Dan Koloa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koloa loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Taylor scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Koloa land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Koloa stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Koloa!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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