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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stacey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Chastaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chastaine has chosen You Could Be Mine - GnR as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stacey Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Chastaine!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chastaine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Chastaine moves out of range.
Chastaine moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Chastaine has him pressed against the cage.
Chastaine breaks from the clinch.
Chastaine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Chastaine tries to clinch up.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chastaine scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chastaine wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor manages to pull guard.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Chastaine postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chastaine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chastaine slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chastaine.
Chastaine blocks the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor pushes Chastaine off looking to stand but Chastaine dives back in and keeps control.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
Chastaine gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Chastaine moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Chastaine tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chastaine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stacey Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Chastaine.
Chastaine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chastaine breaks from the clinch.
Chastaine avoids the head kick by Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chastaine looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Chastaine's body.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chastaine looks gassed!
Taylor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chastaine!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the head.
Taylor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chastaine's face.
Chastaine wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Taylor controlling the position well here. Chastaine rolled but Taylor kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Taylor scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chastaine trying to get back to his feet but Taylor is in full control for now.
The referee is taking a good look at Chastaine as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Taylor!
Chastaine trying to control the hands but Taylor breaks the grip.
Taylor is looking to control Chastaine but Chastaine is wriggling around and keeping busy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Taylor lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
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.
Chastaine is trying to break free.
Taylor lands punches and elbows.
Chastaine is covering up but some of the strikes from Taylor are getting through and doing damage.
Taylor controlling the position well here. Chastaine rolled but Taylor kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Taylor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Taylor is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chastaine knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chastaine for a finish.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacey Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.
Taylor 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.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Chastaine is keeping the position.
Taylor gets to his feet - Chastaine follows without any prompting.
Chastaine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chastaine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chastaine tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor tries to clinch but Chastaine moves out of range.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
Chastaine is breathing heavily.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chastaine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chastaine throws a head kick that Taylor semi-blocks.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Chastaine avoids it well.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chastaine fails to pull guard.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chastaine prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Chastaine clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Taylor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chastaine breaks the clinch.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Chastaine moves out of range easily.
Taylor tries to bum rush Chastaine with a series of wild strikes but Chastaine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chastaine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stacey Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Chastaine.
Chastaine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor pulls guard effortlessly.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chastaine postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a triangle but Chastaine pushes his legs off easily.
Chastaine wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taylor controlling from mount.
Chastaine tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Taylor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to control but Chastaine wriggling away.
Chastaine taking shots to the head.
Taylor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chastaine is trying to reverse the position but instead Taylor has taken his back - oops!
The referee is taking a good look at Chastaine as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Taylor!
Chastaine is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor lands shots from the back.
Chastaine staying busy and making it hard for Taylor to control.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chastaine is trying to get back to his feet but Taylor has full control of the position and if anything, Chastaine has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Chastaine preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Taylor.
Taylor scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Stacey Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor looking for the choke but no joy.
Taylor working for a choke but Chastaine is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacey Taylor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stacey Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chastaine looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
Chastaine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chastaine.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor pulls guard effortlessly.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chastaine!
Taylor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Taylor controlling his opponent.
Chastaine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taylor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to control but Chastaine wriggling away.
Taylor stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Chastaine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taylor showed some decent athleticism there.
Chastaine is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
Chastaine wants to get back to full guard.
Chastaine misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Taylor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chastaine is looking to improve his position.
Chastaine taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Chastaine tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Chastaine makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Chastaine moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Taylor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chastaine feints and then cracks Taylor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taylor down.
Chastaine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chastaine tries to clinch up.
Chastaine scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chastaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chastaine instigates a clinch.
Chastaine manages to break the clinch.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Chastaine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chastaine tries to clinch up
and Taylor moves into the clinch.
Chastaine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chastaine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chastaine tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Taylor goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Chastaine is on top in guard.
Chastaine trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Taylor is trying to keep Chastaine in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chastaine is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Chastaine controlling him for the moment.
Chastaine stands and steps away. Taylor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chastaine throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor looks to throw a body kick
and Chastaine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taylor's guard.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dwayne Chastaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chastaine thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stacey Taylor.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stacey Taylor!
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