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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chicken Salad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Taylor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chicken Salad's chin.
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199 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chicken Salad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salad.
Salad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor throws a low kick but Salad moves out of range easily.
Salad moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Salad is just out of range.
Salad slips under a jab from Taylor.
Salad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salad lands in his opponent's guard.
Salad chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor is trying to keep Salad in close.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor is trying to keep Salad in close.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salad!
Salad tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Salad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Salad in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salad manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Taylor is looking to stall here but Salad recovers full guard.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Salad 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 working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Salad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Salad's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad is taking damage to the body and head.
Salad breaks Taylor's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Salad throwing strikes but missing.
Salad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salad slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Taylor.
Taylor is looking to control Salad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Salad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Salad winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Salad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salad 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.
Salad wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taylor controls Salad momentarily but Salad frees himself.
Salad stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salad distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor looking to control.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salad with a nice head shot there.
Taylor looking to control.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salad!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Taylor breaks from Salad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salad wants to control but Taylor is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor looking to ground and pound but Salad is blocking nicely.
Salad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taylor raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Taylor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Salad defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Salad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salad is defended easily by Taylor.
Horrible takedown by Salad or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Salad throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Salad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chicken Salad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salad slips under a jab from Taylor.
Salad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Salad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taylor did well to prevent Salad getting side control.
Salad wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Salad working Taylor over with strikes.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Salad in his half guard.
Salad is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Salad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salad lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Salad is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taylor is staying active underneath Salad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Salad is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor missing with punches from the bottom.
Salad is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salad blocks the strikes from Taylor.
Salad drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Ground and pound from Salad.
Salad working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salad blocks the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Taylor is not content to let Salad control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Salad is controlling well.
Salad wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor wants to control but Salad is keeping busy.
Taylor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Salad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor tries to roll over but Salad keeps him under control.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salad is working away from the top position though.
Salad wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Salad is controlling well.
Taylor throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Salad manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salad works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Salad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
Salad in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taylor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
Taylor controls the position for a moment.
Salad working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chicken Salad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Salad shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salad moves away.
Salad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Taylor sprawls well initially but Salad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Salad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taylor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Salad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Taylor missing with punches from the bottom.
Salad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Salad.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salad connects with a nice short shot to Taylor's temple.
Salad is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salad drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor moves into full guard.
Salad postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Salad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Taylor controls Salad momentarily but Salad frees himself.
Salad scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Chicken Salad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salad wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salad trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chicken Salad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a shot to the body
and Salad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Salad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salad trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor controls Salad momentarily but Salad frees himself.
Salad postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Salad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Salad drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Salad off! Salad jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Salad drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Salad off! Salad jumps back into Taylor's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Salad is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Salad tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chicken Salad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chicken Salad!
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