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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ironside (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Ironside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jackson Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironside throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
A slow jab from Ironside misses its intended target.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Bjorn Ironside has been cut.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Ironside.
Taylor dives in and grabs Ironside's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ironside pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Ironside keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
Ironside looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Ironside avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Ironside counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ironside fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ironside blocks an uppercut.
Ironside lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ironside pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Ironside.
A short right from Ironside.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Ironside tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Ironside.
A hook to the body from Ironside.
Taylor looks gassed!
Ironside gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Ironside in his half guard.
Ironside trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.
Ironside seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ironside is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
Ironside blocks the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor pushes Ironside off looking to stand but Ironside dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Ironside has control of the leg.
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Ironside from controlling successfully.
Ironside trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ironside postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ironside trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Ironside trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ironside!
Ironside tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ironside tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ironside is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ironside tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
Taylor controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironside tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ironside is working hard here to advance position.
Taylor breaks from Ironside's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taylor is landing with some decent strikes but Ironside is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Taylor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ironside is trying desperately to improve position.
Ironside is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ironside is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ironside and Taylor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Taylor scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Taylor.
Taylor stands up and beckons Ironside to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ironside counters with a nice body shot.
Bjorn Ironside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Taylor.
Ironside fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ironside misses with a combination
and Taylor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ironside throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Ironside avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironside misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Ironside has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taylor.
Taylor lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ironside drops Taylor with a right and a left! Ironside comes rushing in but Taylor regains his composure and manages to keep Ironside in guard.
Taylor is rocked!
It looks like Jackson Taylor has been cut.
Ironside lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Ironside finish him?
Ironside is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor controls Ironside momentarily but Ironside frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ironside dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taylor showed some decent athleticism there.
Ironside regains full guard. Nicely done.
Taylor trying to control but Ironside is working from the bottom.
Ironside trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor is fighting to break Ironside's control of his arms but Ironside is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taylor moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironside sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ironside gets back to full guard.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Ironside is keeping the position.
Taylor throws a strike but Ironside rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ironside thows a big elbow that misses.
Ironside is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ironside is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Ironside has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Ironside postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ironside manages to get himself to full guard.
Ironside avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ironside wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Jackson Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ironside's guard.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ironside regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ironside is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ironside has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between Ironside's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironside wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Ironside is keeping the position.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ironside utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ironside here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Ironside gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taylor working a defensive guard but Ironside passes into half guard.
Ironside stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Taylor tries to roll over but Ironside keeps him under control.
Ironside 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to roll over but Ironside keeps him under control.
Ironside is looking for a kimura but Taylor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ironside to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ironside works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ironside working the ground and pound effectively.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Ironside isn't that keen on the idea.
Ironside landing shots from mount.
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ironside can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Ironside maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ironside dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ironside finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylor's head.
Ironside looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Bjorn Ironside is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Ironside to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Ironside moves away and avoids it.
Ironside throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ironside manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ironside misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Ironside's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Ironside throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Ironside takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taylor!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Ironside does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ironside has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taylor.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Ironside takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor rushes Ironside and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ironside drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taylor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Ironside's ribs.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taylor showed some decent athleticism there.
Taylor controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor uses his free foot to push down on Ironside's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ironside.
Ironside is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Taylor controlling from the full mount.
Ironside is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ironside in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ironside is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taylor with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironside in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor looking to control but Ironside is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor landing shots from mount.
Ironside is desperately trying to improve his position but Taylor has a good base and remains in mount.
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor looking to secure an arm triangle but Ironside defends it well.
Taylor wants to finish this one by submission but Ironside is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Taylor.
Taylor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to control but Ironside is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ironside is trying to escape the mount.
Ironside tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Ironside in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ironside to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ironside shrugs it off.
Ironside is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taylor looking to secure an arm triangle but Ironside defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taylor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ironside has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Jackson Taylor!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Jackson Taylor!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Jackson Taylor!
Jackson Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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