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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Schofield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tyson Taylor has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tyson Taylor seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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195 cm
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Schofield!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schofield misses with a looping left.
Taylor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Taylor controlling the action here.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schofield defending well though.
Taylor is working for a kimura but Schofield is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor passes to side control.
Taylor trying to control the position but Schofield is working away.
Taylor goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Schofield has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Taylor but great work by Schofield.
Schofield throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schofield moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schofield throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Schofield blocks nicely.
Schofield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Schofield doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schofield striking off his back but it's not causing Taylor any problems.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Schofield working a defensive guard here.
Taylor advances to half guard.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Schofield defending well.
Schofield wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schofield's head.
Schofield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schofield tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schofield is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Schofield is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Schofield is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schofield is trying to control but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taylor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Schofield works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schofield working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice uppercut there from Schofield.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into Schofield's guard.
Taylor 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Taylor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taylor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Schofield darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Taylor tightens his grip and picks Schofield up, before dumping him to the ground. Schofield manages to land in guard.
Schofield doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schofield trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Schofield controlling Taylor's posture.
Schofield is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schofield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schofield trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan Schofield wasn't active enough on the ground.
Taylor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taylor trying to control the position but Schofield is working away.
Taylor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Taylor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Schofield struggling a bit here.
Taylor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tyson Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Taylor working away.
Taylor misses with the ground and pound.
Taylor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taylor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Taylor trying to control the action but Schofield is working from the bottom.
Schofield is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schofield misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Schofield defends it.
Schofield is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schofield is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Schofield defending well.
Schofield makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schofield.
Schofield working a defensive guard here.
Taylor is working Schofield over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Taylor trying to control but Schofield is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Taylor dominated that second round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schofield misses with a hook.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schofield pinned against the cage. Schofield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schofield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Schofield.
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
Schofield is trying to maintain a safe position but Taylor gets an underhook and turns Schofield into the cage.
Schofield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schofield pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schofield clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schofield tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schofield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schofield clinches with his opponent.
Taylor has picked Schofield up - he's going for a ride! Taylor dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Taylor is looking to advance position but Schofield won't allow it.
Taylor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Schofield wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schofield wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor is working for a kimura but Schofield is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Schofield dodges it nicely.
Taylor stands up and beckons Schofield to join him on the feet.
Tyson Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Taylor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schofield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schofield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schofield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyson Taylor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Schofield back into the cage.
Schofield tries to stall but Taylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taylor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Schofield clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Taylor throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Schofield!
Taylor is landing with strikes. Schofield can't take much more of this.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schofield is in bad spot here.
Taylor is looking for the choke from the back position but Schofield is controlling his hands well.
Ryan Schofield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Schofield.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Taylor!
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