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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayan Bader!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bader is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bader is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bader is pressing down on Taylor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor drops back looking for a leg! Bader is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bader manages to kick Taylor off! Taylor jumps back into Bader's guard.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Bader gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader gets to his feet - Taylor follows without any prompting.
Taylor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bader gets the takedown into side control.
Taylor struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to control but Bader postures up.
Bader working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taylor tries to bench press Bader off him but Bader keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is not content to let Bader control the position.
Taylor tries to bench press Bader off him but Bader keeps the position.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here as Bader stalls from top position.
Bader wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bader easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bader trying to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor tries to hold on but Bader pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bader tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brayan Bader dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bader connects with a high kick.
Bader decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor manages to get to full guard.
Bader's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bader drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Taylor dives on top into guard.
Bader is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
Brayan Bader has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bader swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bader shoots in and bounces Taylor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor trying to control but Bader is having none of it.
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bader looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bader is looking to escape.
Taylor forces the positional change into back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bader to escape the position.
Bader tries to break free.
Bader defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Taylor's arms.
Bader trying to get back to his feet but Taylor is in full control for now.
Taylor trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bader trying to control the position but Taylor manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brayan Bader will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bader closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Bader.
Taylor is pushing Bader up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Bader.
Bader tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
Taylor lands a takedown into guard.
Bader is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
Taylor stands up from Bader's guard - Taylor perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor gets caught flat footed, as Bader shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Bader from controlling successfully.
Bader 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.
Taylor pushes Bader off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bader lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bader darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor is looking to control Bader's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Bader.
Bader tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bader trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor trying to control the position.
George Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Bader from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bader postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brayan Bader hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bader is trying to keep an underhook but Taylor manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Taylor wants to pass to mount but Bader is defending the position.
Bader is trying to control but Taylor manages to pass to mount!
Bader is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Taylor.
I think Bader has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brayan Bader!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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