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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 cm
20
202 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Vachon! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vachon misses with a double jab.
Andre Vachon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A leg kick checked by Taylor. Vachon wants to land a leg kick but Taylor is out of range. Vachon is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Vachon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and Vachon settles back down. Vachon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vachon at a distance.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Vachon moved out of range nicely. The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Vachon scores with a decent looking hook. Vachon's corner calls for a 1-2. Vachon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Taylor slips a jab from Vachon. A big right from Vachon misses. Vachon swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor. Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vachon counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Vachon throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range. A slow jab from Vachon misses its intended target. Taylor staying out of range there. Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taylor throws a head punch that misses. Nice body punch from Taylor. Good body shot from Taylor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor. Taylor prevents a body shot from Vachon. Vachon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor lands with a right to the head. Vachon is trying to force a seperation but Taylor has the dominant position. Vachon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Vachon scores with a shoulder strike. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. A short right from Taylor. Vachon looking to slow down the pace here. Taylor letting Vachon take a breather here. Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut. Taylor presses Vachon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Vachon looks gassed! Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vachon backwards. Vachon tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head. Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head. Vachon tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor digs a right hand into Vachon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vachon's gas tank. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Taylor pushes Vachon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Taylor. Taylor pushes Vachon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. The referee is keeping an eye on Taylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vachon backwards. A short uppercut from Taylor. Taylor pressing his opponent against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A frustrated look appears on Vachon's face as he tries to break the clinch. Vachon has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Vachon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Taylor lands a right hand. A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor. Taylor stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor. Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vachons head. Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Vachon takes a shot to the head. Vachon blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Taylor stalls. A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor. Vachon is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him. Taylor is stalling here.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses. A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vachon up against the cage. Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Vachon.
A bit of stalling here from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside. Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vachon taking a breather. Vachon controlling the action here for a moment.
Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vachon up against the cage. Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Vachon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vachon throws a head punch that misses. Taylor is pushing Vachon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Taylor lands a shot to the body. Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut. Taylor prevents a body shot from Vachon. Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle. A hook to the body from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor lands with a left to the head. Taylor is struggling to control the position. Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vachon or not. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vachon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Taylor is working Vachon over against the cage. Taylor lands an uppercut. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Vachon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Taylor dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vachon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vachon dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taylor misses the shot to the body. Vachon looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range. Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Vachon. Vachon throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vachon!
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Vachon circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A decent looking cross lands there for Taylor. Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vachon in his tracks. Taylor misses with a double jab
and Vachon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vachon keeps the fight on the outside. Andre Vachon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Vachon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vachon lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand. Taylor throws out a powerful jab. Taylor throws a hook to the side of Vachon's head but Vachon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow. Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vachon manages to avoid it. Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Vachon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vachon slips a jab from Taylor. Taylor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vachon to score with a decent uppercut. Taylor clinches. Taylor scores with a shoulder strike. Vachon blocking some punches.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor tries to stall but Vachon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taylor letting Vachon take a breather here. Vachon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not. Nice body punch from Vachon. A short left from Vachon. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A head punch on the inside from Vachon fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vachon presses Taylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short left from Vachon. Vachon has Taylor pressed against the cage.
Vachon is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Vachon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Vachon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Taylor is pushing Vachon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Vachon lands with a short shot to the head. Vachon is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Vachon cracks Taylor with a nice body shot. Vachon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Vachon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Vachon gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vachon's elbow. Taylor misses with some punches.
Vachon blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Vachon. Vachon lands an uppercut. Vachon can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Vachon.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vachon blocks an uppercut.
Vachon cracks Taylor with a nice body shot. A short right hand to the side of the head by Vachon.
Taylor is rocked! Vachon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage. Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Vachon lands a shoulder strike. Good body shot from Vachon.
Vachon throws a big uppercut that drops Taylor! More strikes from Vachon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Taylor lies dazed against the cage as Vachon celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Vachon!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
92% |
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