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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Fort minor Ft. 50 Cent&Eminem - Remember the name Remix as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
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212 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Junior Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lewis.
Lewis shoots in and bounces Taylor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lewis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Taylor dives on top into guard.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing Taylor from standing up.
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lewis, up you get!
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Lewis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lewis lands with a nice combination. Taylor backs away looking to recover.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws and elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lewis's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor gets to his feet. Lewis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sean Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lewis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lewis.
Lewis throwing strikes here but Taylor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lewis with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis thowing shots but they're missing.
Lewis throwing strikes here but Taylor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lewis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Taylor because Lewis loaded up on that one.
Lewis thowing shots but they're missing.
Lewis thowing shots but they're missing.
Lewis thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but Lewis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lewis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lewis unloading with bombs!
Taylor blocking the ground and pound.
Lewis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lewis landing strikes from the mount.
Lewis with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Lewis has his feet on Taylor's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Lewis looks gassed!
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor is looking to wear down Lewis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Lewis persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Lewis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Lewis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lewis throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lewis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Lewis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Taylor turns into him and now he's in Lewis's guard.
Taylor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Taylor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lewis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lewis prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis slips nicely into half guard.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taylor to regain full guard.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lewis stands up and waves to Taylor to follow him.
That's two 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.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Lewis won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis throws and elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lewis's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pushes Taylor off and scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lewis drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taylor wants to stand but Lewis is controlling the position.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis has gone for a leg lock! Taylor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lewis's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to stand but Lewis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lewis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taylor stands up from Lewis's guard - Taylor perhaps looking for a knockout.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Lewis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis lands a jab.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
Lewis tries to work over Taylor's front leg with a kick but Taylor checks it.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lewis.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lewis counters with a low kick, right behind Taylor 's knee.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Lewis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Lewis's head.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
Lewis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Lewis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sean Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Junior Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taylor defends it well.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewis.
Lewis throws a strike but Taylor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewis throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor won't allow Lewis to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stands up from Lewis's guard - Taylor perhaps looking for a knockout.
Taylor tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Lewis with an uppercut!
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lewis thumps Taylor with a low kick.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Lewis should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Lewis shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Taylor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Sean Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taylor did well to prevent Lewis getting side control.
Lewis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Junior Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lewis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lewis 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Lewis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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