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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayceon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss comes into the arena with Foo Fighters - Best of You blaring out of the sound system. Taylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Put you on the Game. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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9 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayceon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moss fakes the leg kick and cracks Taylor in the body.
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moss throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moss manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Taylor.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Moss.
Moss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor throws a hook but Moss avoids it easily.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks to throw a body kick
and Moss counters with a big head kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Moss misses with a straight right.
Moss checks a low kick from Taylor.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Moss.
Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick
and Moss counters with a straight right hand.
Moss misses with an uppercut.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moss.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor cracks Moss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moss misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taylor thumps Moss with a low kick.
Taylor cracks the inside of Moss's front leg.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Randy Moss has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and Moss settles back down.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moss.
Moss throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moss counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Moss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moss tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Moss misses
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor cracks Moss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor throws a hook but Moss blocks it.
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moss. Moss obviously looking to wear him down.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Moss's ribs.
The fighters circling - Moss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jayceon Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Moss throws a big shot that misses.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor motions for Moss to come forward. Taylor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Moss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taylor to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayceon Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Moss's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taylor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taylor misses with a leg kick
and Moss counters with an outside leg kick.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Moss counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Moss gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor misses with a shot to the body
and Moss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor throws a low kick but Moss avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Moss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jayceon Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Moss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Taylor tries to clinch
and Moss makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Taylor really felt that one!
Taylor throws a sloppy body shot
and Moss counters with a head kick.
Moss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
Moss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moss avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Moss throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a body kick that misses.
Moss throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Moss cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
Moss slips under a jab.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Moss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Taylor.
Taylor connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor lands a jab.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Taylor.
A head kick misses from Moss.
Moss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taylor checks it well.
A low kick from Taylor misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Moss throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a nice body kick.
Moss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moss plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Taylor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taylor throws a lazy body kick
and Moss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moss pushes Taylor away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taylor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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 Randy Moss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Moss's cut.
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 misses with a few strikes there.
Moss throws a chopping leg kick but Taylor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor thows a leg kick but Moss checks it
and Moss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Moss's body. Moss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moss checks a leg kick.
Moss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moss misses with a kick to the body.
Moss throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
Taylor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moss.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Moss backs away looking to recover.
Moss throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Moss.
Taylor takes a swing at Moss's ribcage but misses.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss looks to land a body kick but Taylor moved away.
Moss throws a leg kick
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moss walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Moss misses its intended target.
Moss lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moss throws a front kick that sends Taylor stumbling back into the cage.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Moss lands a head kick!
Moss walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moss's calf.
A head kick misses from Moss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Taylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taylor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moss's head.
Moss needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Randy Moss's cut is getting worse.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moss ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moss counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Moss might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Moss lands but Taylor takes it in his stride.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Moss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and Moss settles back down.
Taylor throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Moss misses
and Moss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moss keeps the fight on the outside.
Moss throws a body kick the misses
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayceon Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayceon Taylor!
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hype
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