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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niclas Ekman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niclas Ekman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Taylor! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ekman. Ekman walks into a jab. Ekman has a takedown stuffed. Ekman shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niclas Ekman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Taylor clobbers Ekman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekman moves away. Ekman shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Ekman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ekman fails with the takedown. Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Ekman fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Taylor stalks Ekman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ekman's face. Ekman staggers backwards, shaken. Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ekman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taylor pinned against the cage. Taylor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Ekman is breathing heavily. Ekman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ekman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ekman. Taylor misses with a wild combination.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ekman at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Taylor works over Ekman's head and body with a nice combination.
Taylor drops Ekman with a beautiful combination! Ekman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Taylor is looking for the KO!
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Ekman is rocked!
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It looks like Niclas Ekman has been cut. Taylor closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Ekman out cold! Ekman corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Taylor!
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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