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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Taylor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Parker.
Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parker sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor is keen to just control but Parker is a slippery customer.
Parker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Taylor is thwarting Parker's attempts to control the position.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor throws Parker to one side and escapes!
Parker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sean Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Taylor.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Parker tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor is pushing Parker's head away, looking to escape. Parker manages to hold on to the position though.
Parker lands some shots froms side control.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Parker drags him back down.
Taylor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Taylor pushes Parker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Parker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Parker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Parker in side control, throwing shots but Taylor defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Parker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Parker working the ground and pound but Taylor is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Taylor rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Parker's guard! Nice work there by Taylor!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Paul Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Parker's guard now.
Taylor is pushing down on Parker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Parker is fighting to maintain full guard but Taylor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taylor content to control rather than advance.
Taylor moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Parker is not content to let Taylor control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control.
Paul Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
A lull in the action here.
Parker defending against the ground and pound.
Parker is pushing Taylor's head away, looking to escape. Taylor manages to hold on to the position though.
Taylor trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
Taylor controls the position.
Parker can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor controls the position from side control.
Parker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Parker is trying to improve his position.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor cracks Parker with a big elbow.
Taylor grinds an elbow into Parker's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Parker some visible discomfort.
Parker is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Parker defending against the ground and pound.
Taylor in side control, throwing shots but Parker defends.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Parker tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker parries the strikes from Taylor easily there. Taylor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Parker to escape.
Taylor landing strikes.
Taylor wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Parker dodges the ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor cracks Parker with a big elbow.
Taylor lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Taylor.
Taylor looking to control but instead Parker has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taylor is keen to just control but Parker is a slippery customer.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Parker defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taylor's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Taylor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taylor has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Taylor unloads with some shots from mount but Parker bucks and avoids them well.
Parker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Parker tries to buck Taylor off but he can't manage it.
Taylor breaks from Parker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taylor thowing shots but they're missing.
Parker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taylor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor unloads with some shots from mount but Parker bucks and avoids them well.
Taylor controlling the position easily from mount.
Parker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Taylor trying to control but Parker is having none of it.
Taylor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Taylor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Taylor lands with some strikes.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
Parker wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Sean Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor throws some wild stikes that Parker manages to avoid easily.
Parker is in a horrible position here. Taylor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Taylor lands with some strikes.
Taylor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Parker because Taylor loaded up on that one.
Taylor landing strikes from the mount and Parker is in trouble!
Parker is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taylor lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throwing strikes here but Parker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Parker?
Taylor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parker tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
Paul Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor unloading with bombs!
Taylor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor looking to control but Parker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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