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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gaffigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Baba O Reilly. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gaffigan's choice of entrance music: All In. Sammy Gaffigan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Gaffigan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffigan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taylor is trying to defend but Gaffigan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gaffigan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gaffigan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gaffigan tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
Gaffigan thowing shots but they're missing.
Gaffigan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffigan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Taylor has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Taylor!
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Gaffigan is keeping the position.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Gaffigan blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Gaffigan keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor being controlled here momentarily.
Taylor throws an elbow that misses. Gaffigan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taylor's guard. Nice move by Gaffigan!
Gaffigan trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Gaffigan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffigan wants to stand but Taylor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gaffigan throws a big right hand that misses.
Gaffigan prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Gaffigan looking to pass the guard.
Gaffigan trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sammy Gaffigan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Taylor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gaffigan manages to get back to half guard.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaffigan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Taylor.
Gaffigan looking to control.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor stops Gaffigan from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sammy Gaffigan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaffigan defends it nicely.
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taylor stops Gaffigan from standing up.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gaffigan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taylor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffigan prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Taylor pushes Gaffigan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gaffigan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaffigan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gaffigan looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gaffigan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taylor looks a forlorn figure.
Gaffigan throwing strikes here but Taylor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffigan controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaffigan looking to ground and pound but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Gaffigan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Gaffigan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gaffigan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor distracts Gaffigan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor won't allow Gaffigan to get back to his feet.
Taylor throws an elbow that misses. Gaffigan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taylor's guard. Nice move by Gaffigan!
Taylor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gaffigan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Gaffigan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaffigan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gaffigan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gaffigan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaffigan wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sammy Gaffigan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaffigan tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Gaffigan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jason Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor has his takedown stuffed
and Gaffigan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
Gaffigan laying and praying for a moment but Taylor takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gaffigan is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sammy Gaffigan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor is not content to let Gaffigan control the position.
Gaffigan lands strikes from half guard.
Gaffigan trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gaffigan throws a strike but Taylor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gaffigan looking to pass the guard.
Gaffigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sammy Gaffigan.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gaffigan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gaffigan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaffigan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gaffigan distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gaffigan throws a big right hand that misses.
Gaffigan stops Taylor from standing up.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gaffigan landing some decent shots from guard.
Gaffigan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffigan stops Taylor from standing up.
Gaffigan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gaffigan trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Gaffigan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jason Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammy Gaffigan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaffigan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Gaffigan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaffigan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Gaffigan!
Sammy Gaffigan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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