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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeShaw Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence's entrance music is Let the bodies hit the floor. A fine choice. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DeShaw Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taylor lands in his opponent's guard.
Lawrence wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor wanted to stand there but Lawrence had control of the position.
Lawrence wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Lawrence is working an open guard so Taylor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taylor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Lawrence is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
Lawrence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Lawrence wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Taylor trying to control the position but Lawrence is working away.
Lawrence is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor working away.
That's two 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 stands up and beckons Lawrence to his feet.
Lawrence getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taylor looks gassed!
Lawrence with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lawrence lands a nice elbow.
Lawrence tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lawrence gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taylor pulls guard effortlessly.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Lawrence throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Lawrence looking to control.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lawrence looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawrence, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawrence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lawrence gets underhooks to prevent Taylor's takedown attempt.
Lawrence lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Taylor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lawrence manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Taylor wanted to stand there but Lawrence had control of the position.
Lawrence looking to control.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
Taylor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lawrence kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaw Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lawrence throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Lawrence tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Lawrence wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
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.
Taylor gets to his feet - Lawrence follows without any prompting.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Lawrence won't allow it.
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawrence jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Lawrence around his waist. Lawrence gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor gets control of Lawrence's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lawrence postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lawrence's guard.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Lawrence on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lawrence tries to get out of the position.
Taylor gets to his feet - Lawrence follows without any prompting.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the cage.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lawrence does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves into full mount! Lawrence won't be happy about that!
Lawrence is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor working Lawrence over with strikes here.
Taylor trying to control but Lawrence is having none of it.
DeShaw Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lawrence is trying to stand.
Taylor content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Taylor looking to finish Lawrence with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lawrence!
Taylor prevents Lawrence from getting the reversal.
Lawrence is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor wants to finish this one by submission but Lawrence is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Taylor.
Lawrence is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taylor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor has control of Lawrence's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lawrence regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Taylor seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Lawrence is holding on tight.
Lawrence looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Lawrence wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor looking to control but Lawrence is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaw Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawrence looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lawrence's guard now.
Taylor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
Taylor wants to stand but Lawrence is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lawrence has his hands on Taylor's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence shoots and misses
and Taylor counters with a leg kick.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
so Taylor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Lawrence wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor passes Lawrence's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor passes to side control.
Lawrence is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawrence keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor works to advance to full mount. Lawrence defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Taylor content just to control the position here.
Taylor throwing strikes here but Lawrence is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lawrence is trying to stand up.
Jay Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawrence is looking to escape.
Lawrence tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor working for a guillotine from mount but Lawrence is in no mood to give up.
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor content just to control the position here.
Taylor looking to control but Lawrence is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeShaw Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeShaw Taylor!
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