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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Lawrence has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in and bounces Lawrence off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawrence swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawrence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor stands up over Lawrence, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawrence wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawrence works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor prevents Lawrence from getting back to his feet.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawrence swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lawrence manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor feints and as Lawrence raises his hands in defense, Taylor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor trying to move into half guard but instead Lawrence has managed to sweep!
Lawrence slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Taylor.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawrence is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lawrence to the mat! Lawrence manages to get full guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lawrence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
Taylor postures up in Lawrence's guard and throws a big left but Lawrence blocks it.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lawrence is breathing heavily.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawrence is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawrence preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Lawrence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawrence wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lawrence lands a high kick!
Taylor stalks Lawrence and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lawrence's face. Lawrence staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawrence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawrence's guard.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor thows a big elbow that misses.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor prevents Lawrence from getting back to his feet.
Taylor trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents Lawrence from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A choreographed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Taylor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor misses with a head shot. Lawrence uses the momentum to regain guard.
Taylor won't allow Lawrence to get back to his feet.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lawrence takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lawrence is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Taylor has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Taylor throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lawrence works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawrence keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Taylor dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Taylor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor postures up in Lawrence's guard and throws a big left but Lawrence blocks it.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Lawrence blocks nicely.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawrence has wrist control.
Tayloris looking to pass into half guard but Lawrence pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lawrence is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lawrence's guard.
Lawrence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor trying to move into half guard but instead Lawrence has managed to sweep!
Dominic Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Taylor is striking off his back. Lawrence thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lawrence won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawrence works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor postures up in Lawrence's guard and throws a big left but Lawrence blocks it.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor forces his way into half guard.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taylor thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lawrence to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
Lawrence is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lawrence breaks from the clinch.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawrence as he jumps to the side.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Lawrence sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Lawrence misses with a combination
so Taylor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lawrence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawrence keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Jonny Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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