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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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209 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Junior!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Junior closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Junior pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
AJ Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Junior.
Junior closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Junior pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Junior gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Taylor won't allow Junior to sweep him here.
Taylor gets to his feet - Junior follows without any prompting.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Junior misses with a double jab.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junior throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior actively working from the bottom here.
Junior is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Taylor has latched onto it... Big trouble! Taylor pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Junior is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). AJ Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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