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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen New York - Empire state of mind as his entrance music. Victor Payne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jackson Taylor's chin.
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275 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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198 cm
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266 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jackson Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Payne connects with a nice looking jab.
A big head kick from Payne and Taylor is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Jackson Taylor has been cut.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Payne defends easily.
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.
Payne stays in close to Taylor's body and controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Payne tries to stand but Taylor is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Payne throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Payne avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Payne!
Taylor goes for an armbar but Payne turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Payne.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Payne trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Victor Payne just wasn't active enough.
Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Victor Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor shoots in and bounces Payne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Payne holds on and takes a little breather.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Payne's guard.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Payne is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Payne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Victor Payne has been cut.
Payne throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payne throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
Taylor misses with a low kick as Payne jumps back.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor lands a lovely overhand right.
Taylor swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor moves out of range as Payne strikes.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Payne is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne misses with an uppercut.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Payne moves out of range easily.
Taylor slips a straight right by Payne.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Victor Payne's cut is getting worse.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Payne will feel that in the morning.
Taylor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Payne is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Payne is just riding it out for now. Taylor eventually gives up the hold.
Taylor moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Taylor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
Payne throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taylor stops Payne from standing up.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor slips nicely into half guard.
Payne tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Taylor passes to full mount!
Taylor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Payne is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Payne and Taylor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Payne tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taylor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taylor wants to control for a moment but Payne uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Payne is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor trying to control from Payne's half guard. Payne has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Payne wriggles free and stands up.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Payne is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Taylor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Payne throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Victor Payne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Payne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
Payne is pressed up against the cage. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Payne down to the mat. Payne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Payne's body. Payne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taylor digs a good hook to Payne's body.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Payne rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor tightens his grip and picks Payne up, before dumping him to the ground. Payne manages to land in guard.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor gets to his feet - Payne follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Payne moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Payne against the cage.
Taylor gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Payne is trying to break free.
Payne working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor has Payne pressed against the cage, preventing Payne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne is trying to force a seperation but Taylor has the dominant position.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Payne tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
Payne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Payne can't break the clinch.
Taylor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Payne is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor is trying to control. Payne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor trying to control the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taylor is trying to work for a kimura but Payne is defending well.
Payne makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Payne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taylor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Taylor stops Payne from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Payne sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Payne is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Taylor is trying to control. Payne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taylor stands up out of the half guard.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Payne tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
Victor Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor lands a high kick!
Jeez, Victor Payne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Victor Payne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jackson Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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