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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Taylor (ranked 4258 p4p, 25182 weight class) and Young Bob Merry (ranked 365 p4p, 437 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Bob Merry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merry takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor attempts a counter takedown but Merry avoids it well and moves away.
Merry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor attempts a counter takedown but Merry avoids it well and moves away.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Merry.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
Merry misses with a looping right.
Merry lands a nice looking body shot.
Merry misses with a low kick.
Taylor attempts a counter takedown but Merry avoids it well and moves away.
Merry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Merry lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merry throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
A jab from Merry misses.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Taylor feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merry throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
Merry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taylor is able to avoid easily.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merry misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Merry misses with a looping right.
Young Bob Merry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merry misses with a looping left.
Merry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Merry misses the target.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Merry just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Merry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Some wild striking there from Merry.
Merry misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merry trying to control the position here.
Merry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor trying to control but Merry is working from the bottom.
Taylor 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.
Taylor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Merry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor trying to control but Merry is working from the bottom.
Merry looking for a sweep. Not yet Merry, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Merry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Merry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Merry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Merry throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Merry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Merry throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merry misses with a hook.
Merry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merry throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor attempts a counter takedown but Merry avoids it well and moves away.
Merry looks winded!
Merry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Merry to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merry. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Merry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
Merry lands a nice shot that snaps Taylor's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Merry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor feinted with a counter takedown.
Merry throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Young Bob Merry 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.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Merry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taylor moves out of range as Merry strikes.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Merry.
Merry throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. Merry fights it but they end up in guard.
Merry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Merry keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Merry blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor trying to control but Merry is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merry seems keen to control Taylor's posture.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Merry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merry keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Merry throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merry throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merry throws out the jab.
Taylor attempts a counter takedown but Merry avoids it well and moves away.
Merry throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Taylor defending well as Merry loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor tries to counter with a takedown but Merry is quick to defend against it.
Merry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor feinted with a counter takedown.
Merry throws a low kick but Taylor moves out of range easily.
Merry misses with a looping left.
John Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Merry is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Merry misses with a low kick.
Merry misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A leg kick checked by Taylor.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merry.
A big left from Merry misses.
Merry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taylor is able to avoid easily.
Taylor feinted with a counter takedown.
Merry tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Merry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Merry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Merry misses with a body shot.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
Young Bob Merry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merry.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merry throws a big shot that misses.
Merry misses the shot to the body.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
Merry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor feinted with a counter takedown.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor tries to counter with a takedown but Merry is quick to defend against it.
Merry throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Merry looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor tries to counter with a takedown but Merry is quick to defend against it.
Merry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
Taylor attempts a counter takedown but Merry avoids it well and moves away.
Taylor moves out of range as Merry strikes.
Taylor attempts a counter takedown but Merry avoids it well and moves away.
Merry wants to slow Taylor down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor slips a straight right by Merry.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merry throws a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
Merry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
Merry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Merry swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Merry swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Merry throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Merry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Merry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor is in close to Merry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Young Bob Merry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Merry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor tries to counter with a takedown but Merry is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Merry.
Taylor blocks a leg kick.
Merry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor attempts a counter takedown but Merry avoids it well and moves away.
Merry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Merry misses with a body shot.
Taylor feinted with a counter takedown.
Merry is looking to score with low kicks.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Taylor blocks the leg kick.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Merry.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
Merry misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Merry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Merry misses with a leg kick.
Merry misses with a low kick.
Merry tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Merry does it's job there.
A bone on bone clash there as Taylor blocks the leg kick.
Merry throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor feinted with a counter takedown.
Merry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Merry.
Merry misses with a body shot.
Taylor tries to counter with a takedown but Merry is quick to defend against it.
Merry looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Merry looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merry sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merry misses with a straight left.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Taylor slips a jab from Merry.
Taylor attempts a counter takedown but Merry avoids it well and moves away.
Merry throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Merry throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Merry didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Merry has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Merry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Merry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Merry's brow.
Taylor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four 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.
Taylor drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Taylor as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Merry screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Taylor! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Taylor!
Young Bob Merry spoke after the fight, saying 'I have lots more time to get to the top.'.
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