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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Doleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
207 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Doleman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Taylor! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Doleman moves out of range easily. Doleman tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ron Doleman has been cut. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doleman, right into the meat.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Doleman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. 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! Doleman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Doleman blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor looks to land a combination. Doleman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Doleman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taylor misses with a hook. Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Doleman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Doleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doleman scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doleman checks the leg kick. Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Doleman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Doleman moves away from the strike by Taylor. Doleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Doleman is breathing heavily. Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doleman doesn't seem bothered though. Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doleman doesn't seem bothered though. Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doleman is rocked! Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Doleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Taylor lands with an uppercut that bounces Doleman off the cage and back into range. Doleman seems to have got his legs back now. Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doleman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Doleman blocks the body kick.
Scott Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Doleman moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor jabs Doleman right on the nose. Doleman blinks but takes it well. Doleman avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses. Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doleman eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Taylor misses with a head kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Taylor has eaten all the pies! Taylor looks for the body kick but Doleman saw that one coming. Taylor lands with a hook. Doleman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doleman in his tracks. Doleman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doleman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doleman under the eye. Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Doleman slips under a jab. Doleman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage! Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doleman. Taylor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doleman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Jab from Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taylor throws a right hand that Doleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Doleman also avoids with ease. Doleman throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Doleman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doleman under the eye. Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doleman walks into a straight right hand from Taylor. Taylor lunges at Doleman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doleman's hand. Doleman avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Doleman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Doleman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Doleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head. Taylor is doing well to control the position and prevent Doleman from advancing to side control. Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Taylor is looking for a triangle but Doleman pushes his legs off easily.
Doleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Doleman wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving. Doleman 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. Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doleman stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor. Doleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Taylor looking to ground and pound but Doleman is blocking nicely. Doleman is working to get back to half guard.
Doleman tries to hold on but Taylor postures up. Taylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Doleman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Taylor trying to control the action but Doleman is working from the bottom. Taylor stands up and beckons Doleman to join him on the feet. Nice shot lands for Taylor. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A head kick misses from Taylor. Doleman takes one on the button. Doleman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Taylor sizes up Doleman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Taylor dips to his left and cracks Doleman with an uppercut! Doleman blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Doleman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Doleman throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off. Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doleman is defended easily by Taylor. Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Doleman moves out of range easily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Ron Doleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Doleman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight! Scott Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Scott Taylor! Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Scott Taylor! Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Scott Taylor!
Scott Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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