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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Deleon (ranked 3690 p4p, 3732 weight class) and Deji Olatunji (ranked 0 p4p, 427 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Deleon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alright-Kendrick Lamar. Olatunji has chosen Last Last as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Taylor Deleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Deji Olatunji!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olatunji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deleon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deleon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Olatunji sprawls and moves away.
Taylor Deleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deleon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Deleon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deleon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olatunji's head.
Olatunji is looking to stand up but Deleon isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Deleon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Deleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olatunji tries to close the distance and clinch but Deleon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deleon swats away the attempt to clinch by Olatunji.
Deleon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olatunji but Olatunji pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Deleon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olatunji was covering up waiting for the punch and Deleon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Deleon throwing strikes but missing.
Deleon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon prevents Olatunji from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Olatunji misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deleon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Deleon in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Deleon not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Deleon dominated that round.
That's time! Deleon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Deleon looks for a takedown but Olatunji sprawls well.
Deleon swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Olatunji to counter with a crisp jab.
Deleon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Olatunji tries to clinch up.
Olatunji forces Deleon back against the cage and clinches.
Olatunji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olatunji leaves Deleon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deleon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Olatunji sprawls well initially but Deleon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Deleon in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Deleon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Deleon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Deleon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Deleon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olatunji wants to clinch up but Deleon keeps it at a distance.
Deleon tries to counter by clinching up but Olatunji breaks away and moves out of range.
Deleon shoots in for a double leg but Olatunji sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Deleon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deleon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Olatunji is trying to defend but Deleon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deleon throwing shots but Olatunji is blocking nicely.
Deleon seems to be working for a kimura but Olatunji defends the submission attempt.
Deleon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Deleon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taylor Deleon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deleon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Deleon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Deleon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Deleon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olatunji's head.
Deleon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Deleon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Olatunji is just riding it out for now. Deleon eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deleon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taylor Deleon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Deleon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Olatunji tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Deleon is in Olatunji's guard.
Deleon prevents Olatunji from getting back to his feet.
Deleon passes into half guard.
Deleon thows a huge punch but Olatunji dodges it nicely.
Olatunji won't allow Deleon to pass to mount.
Deleon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deleon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Deleon 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.
Deleon is controlling the pace.
Olatunji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olatunji avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deleon.
Deleon is taking a breather. Olatunji says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Deleon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Deleon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Olatunji is just riding it out for now. Deleon eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deleon controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Deleon has his takedown stuffed
and Olatunji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Olatunji. No joy for Deleon on that attempt.
Nice body punch from Olatunji.
Deleon tries to keep at a distance but Olatunji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olatunji escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deleon misses with a takedown
enabling Olatunji to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Deleon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olatunji with a nice cross.
Deleon is rocked!
Olatunji fakes the body blow, causing Deleon to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Deleon goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deji Olatunji!
An intense looking Deji Olatunji took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'no we dont take no Ls'.
Taylor Deleon was interviewed post fight and said 'It's just a fight at the end of the day. I have won and lost many. Onto the next. Onto becoming better.'.
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energy
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hype
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