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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Taylor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Vasilyevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Vasilyevich works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
Vasilyevich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Vasilyevich.
Taylor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taylor throws a strike aimed at the side of Vasilyevich's head but Vasilyevich avoids it well.
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!
Vasilyevich wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Vasilyevich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Vasilyevich dodges the ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor trying to control the position but Vasilyevich is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor avoids the strikes from the bottom by Vasilyevich.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Vasilyevich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasilyevich is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Luke Taylor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vasilyevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vasilyevich defends it nicely.
Taylor looks gassed!
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vasilyevich striking off his back but it's not causing Taylor any problems.
Vasilyevich throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vasilyevich throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Vasilyevich is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Luke Taylor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vasilyevich tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasilyevich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vasilyevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasilyevich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Vasilyevich.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vasilyevich as he jumps to the side.
Vasilyevich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasilyevich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Taylor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vasilyevich wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Vasilyevich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Taylor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vasilyevich misses with a two punch combination.
Vasilyevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasilyevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasilyevich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taylor looks for a takedown but Vasilyevich sprawls well.
Vasilyevich throws a series of strikes that have Taylor backpedaling.
No joy there for Vasilyevich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Vasilyevich moves out of range easily.
Vasilyevich misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasilyevich jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vasilyevich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasilyevich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vasilyevich looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasilyevich is keeping the position for now.
Vasilyevich keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Taylor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vasilyevich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasilyevich throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor shoots in but Vasilyevich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasilyevich is fending him off so far but Taylor persists. Nope, Vasilyevich circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivan Vasilyevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Taylor.
Vasilyevich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich tries to sprawl but Taylor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasilyevich defending well though.
Taylor performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Taylor stands up out of the half guard.
Ivan Vasilyevich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasilyevich tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Vasilyevich sprawls well.
Vasilyevich looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasilyevich sprawls well. Vasilyevich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasilyevich misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasilyevich circles away.
Vasilyevich tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivan Vasilyevich is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vasilyevich manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Taylor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Luke Taylor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Vasilyevich.
A punch combination from Vasilyevich misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasilyevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Vasilyevich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vasilyevich lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luke Taylor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Vasilyevich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vasilyevich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor throws a head kick but Vasilyevich moves out of range.
Vasilyevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasilyevich looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vasilyevich throws a combination. Taylor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vasilyevich throws a series of strikes that have Taylor backpedaling.
Vasilyevich swinging wildly here.
Vasilyevich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasilyevich throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Vasilyevich thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasilyevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilyevich throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich trying to strike off his back.
Taylor passes Vasilyevich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Luke Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor throwing shots but Vasilyevich is blocking nicely.
Taylor controlling the pace.
Taylor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vasilyevich!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working Vasilyevich over with strikes here.
Taylor controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Vasilyevich manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Vasilyevich is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Taylor trying to control the action but Vasilyevich is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Luke Taylor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vasilyevich cracks Taylor with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasilyevich tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Vasilyevich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luke Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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