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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stacey Taylor!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands with a straight right. Steele didn't see that one coming.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taylor lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Taylor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Steele keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor pushes Steele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Taylor slowing the pace effectively.
Taylor pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taylor's brow.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Steele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor clinches up with Steele and pushes him back against the cage.
Steele is trying to maintain a safe position but Taylor gets an underhook and turns Steele into the cage.
Steele working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Steele gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
Steele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Steele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Taylor has a takedown stuffed.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lance Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stacey Taylor.
Taylor lands a head shot.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Steele's half guard.
Taylor prevents Steele from improving his position.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taylor thowing shots but they're missing.
Taylor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with shots to the head and body - Steele looks very uncomfortable down there.
Taylor unloads with some shots from mount but Steele bucks and avoids them well.
Taylor wants to control the pace but Steele is squirming around nicely.
Steele holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taylor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor content just to control the position here.
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacey Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steele is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele wants to clinch.
Steele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Steele tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Steele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stacey Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Steele sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Steele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Taylor prevents Steele from getting back to his feet.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor postures up in Steele's guard and throws a big left but Steele blocks it.
Taylor trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Steele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taylor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a good, hard body kick but Steele shrugs it off.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor scores with a one two! Steele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steele throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
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 misses with a body kick.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor scores with a one two! Steele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steele is rocked!
Stacey Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Steele falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stacey Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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