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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boston Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boston Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taylor was covering up waiting for the punch and Dean finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Dean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dean's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston Dean has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dean decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taylor's guard.
Taylor wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a body punch
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing Dean from standing up.
Dean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dean is looking to advance position but Taylor has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Taylor throws a sloppy strike and Dean uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Dean has ended up in Taylor's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dean prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Dean engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dean is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boston Dean has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taylor throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dean stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Dean stalling.
Taylor pushes Dean off looking to stand but Dean dives back in and keeps control.
Dean wants to free his trapped foot but Taylor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Dean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the body from Taylor misses
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor being controlled here, momentarily.
Dean seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Taylor for as long as he can get away with.
Dean wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Taylor wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
We're going to have a standup here because Boston Dean wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Dean counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Dean lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dean throws a strike there. Taylor manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Dean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taylor is trying to stand up here but Dean is controlling him well.
Dean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Boston Dean just wasn't active enough.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dean counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dean.
Dean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dean wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor pushes Dean off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Dean counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor can't keep his opponent in guard - Dean advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Dean is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dean manages to mount him!
Dean working Taylor over with strikes here.
Dean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
Taylor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dean looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taylor really wants to buck Dean off and get back to his feet.
Dean thowing shots but they're missing.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Dean dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Dean prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Dean trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
Dean not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boston Dean has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dean looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Dean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dean lands the left hand.
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
and Dean counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dean raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dean sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taylor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dean wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Marcus Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Boston Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Dean shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Dean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Dean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dean avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dean controlling the position.
Boston Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dean throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Taylor throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dean shoots and misses
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boston Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dean backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boston Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dean, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boston Dean!
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energy
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hype
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