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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Taylor (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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184 cm
21
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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192 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floyd Patterson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Taylor! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sloppy strikes from Patterson. Those never looked like landing. Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt. A nice combination there by Patterson.
Floyd Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Patterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor. Patterson lands a right hook to the body.
Patterson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tyson Taylor has been cut. Patterson digs a good hook to Taylor's body.
Taylor dives in and grabs Patterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patterson pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out. Floyd Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Taylor. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Patterson throws a one two combo.
Patterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Patterson wants it to stay on the feet. Taylor shoots in and bounces Patterson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patterson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Patterson has wrist control. Patterson wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it. Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patterson's head. Taylor throws a big elbow that misses. Patterson wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it. Patterson is breathing heavily. Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Taylor throwing strikes but missing. Taylor works over Patterson with some ground and pound from guard. Patterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor. Patterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground. Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taylor throws a big elbow that misses. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Taylor lands a couple of elbows. Taylor throws a strike but Patterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Taylor is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Patterson rolls with it to try and escape but Taylor cranks on the arm and Patterson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Taylor!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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