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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mufasa Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon has chosen Prayer Of The Refugee as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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22
193 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
204 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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 St Petersburg, Mufasa Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Taylor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Delon somewhat.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Delon keeps it at a distance.
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delon.
Taylor closes the distance looking to clinch
so Delon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Delon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Delon wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Delon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Delon stays in close to Taylor's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Delon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delon wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alen Delon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Delon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
Mufasa Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alen Delon.
Delon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Delon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taylor's guard now.
Delon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Delon wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Delon gets full guard.
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!
Delon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Delon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Delon 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.
Delon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Delon looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Delon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Taylor tries to hold on but Delon pushes him away.
Taylor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Delon landing strikes from the mount and Taylor is in trouble!
Delon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
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 is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Delon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Delon's attempts to control the action.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Delon has a good base and remains in mount.
Delon working the ground and pound effectively.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delon's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delon tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Delon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Delon tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Delon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Delon counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.
Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taylor being controlled here, momentarily.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Delon slips an elbow through the middle.
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 controls Delon momentarily but Delon frees himself.
Delon is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Delon landing with the ground and pound.
Delon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Delon working some strikes from top position.
Delon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Delon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Delon postures up.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Delon tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Delon postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor's brow.
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 keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Delon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Delon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Delon content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Taylor has locked up a guillotine! Taylor's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Delon is holding on here and Taylor must be using up a lot of energy. Delon has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Taylor gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mufasa Taylor!
In his post fight interview, Mufasa Taylor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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