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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Saver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Saver!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saver.
Taylor scores with a jab. Saver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saver is defended easily by Taylor.
Taylor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Taylor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saver seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saver trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Saver won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Saver tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Saver!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor working Saver over with strikes here.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saver is looking to escape.
Taylor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taylor looking to finish Saver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saver!
Poor strikes thrown by Taylor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Saver tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saver working to try and regain half guard.
Taylor unloading with bombs!
Saver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saver wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Saver in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Taylor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saver takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Saver in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saver is rocked!
Taylor lands a big elbow.
Saver is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?
Saver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saver seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
Saver 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 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 with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saver?
Taylor lands a big elbow.
Saver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taylor looking to control but Saver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saver taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing punches.
Taylor trying to control but Saver is having none of it.
Taylor landing shots from mount.
Taylor prevents Saver from getting the reversal.
Taylor landing punches.
Taylor avoids the attempt from Saver to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saver lands a nice shot to the body.
Saver sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saver keeps the fight on the outside.
Saver 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 throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Saver tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Saver preventing the sweep.
Saver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Saver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor working for a triangle but Saver defends it easily.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Saver's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saver controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Saver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taylor!
Saver thowing shots but they're missing.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Saver maintains control.
Taylor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Saver looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saver won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saver.
Saver scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saver is controlling him.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saver is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saver manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor forces his way into half guard.
Taylor misses with a head shot. Saver uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saver trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saver's head.
Saver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Saver's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saver has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
Saver wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor moves nicely into side control.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Taylor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Saver managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Taylor.
Saver taking punishment in the form of punches.
Saver is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jorge Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Saver throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Saver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Saver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Saver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Saver's head.
A jab from Saver misses.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Jab from Taylor.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taylor punishes Saver's body with a nice straight punch.
Saver misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saver.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saver defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor throwing shots but Saver is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saver wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Saver's temple.
Saver trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
Taylor is stalling here. Saver is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Taylor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saver has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Taylor misses with a strike from the bottom.
Saver trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Saver 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.
Saver scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Taylor to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Saver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Saver is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saver seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Saver is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor tries to roll over but Saver keeps him under control.
Taylor manages to get to full guard.
Jorge Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Jorge Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Saver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saver seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saver wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor won't allow Saver to sweep him here.
Taylor trying to control but Saver is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saver wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saver was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Will Saver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saver throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor slips under a jab from Saver.
Saver digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Taylor slips under a jab from Saver.
Taylor slips a jab from Saver.
Saver misses the jab.
Will Saver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saver throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Taylor!
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energy
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