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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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208 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adebisi blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Adebisi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Adebisi sprawls well.
Adebisi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Adebisi is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adebisi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adebisi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor missing with punches from the bottom.
Taylor is not content to let Adebisi control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adebisi stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Adebisi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Taylor Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Adebisi's back instead.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Adebisi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Taylor's guard. Nice work there by Adebisi.
Adebisi is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Adebisi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Adebisi won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi landing with the ground and pound.
Adebisi wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Adebisi throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Adebisi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adebisi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adebisi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Adebisi looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adebisi looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Taylor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adebisi lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adebisi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adebisi stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Adebisi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Adebisi lands a big elbow.
Taylor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adebisi thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Adebisi wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Adebisi prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Adebisi blocks the strikes from Taylor.
Adebisi thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Adebisi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adebisi is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taylor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adebisi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dominic Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Adebisi cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
Adebisi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches.
Adebisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adebisi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adebisi, right into the meat.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dominic Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adebisi.
Adebisi slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Adebisi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Adebisi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adebisi is tying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adebisi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taylor wants to control but Adebisi is having none of it.
Adebisi looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adebisi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Adebisi lands a nice shot to the head.
Adebisi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adebisi unloads with some shots from mount but Taylor bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adebisi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adebisi working Taylor over with strikes here.
Taylor is in a horrible position here. Adebisi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Adebisi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi looking to secure an arm triangle but Taylor defends it well.
Taylor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adebisi working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Adebisi wants to sweep but no luck.
Adebisi has an active guard here but Taylor has managed to pass into half guard.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Adebisi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adebisi moves into full guard.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.
Taylor wants to stand but Adebisi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adebisi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Adebisi.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor throws a lazy head kick
and Adebisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adebisi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the ropes.
Adebisi manages to break the clinch.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adebisi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adebisi.
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.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adebisi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adebisi cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adebisi.
Adebisi won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Simon Adebisi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses
and Adebisi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adebisi lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor has Adebisi pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Adebisi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adebisi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adebisi leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Adebisi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taylor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor has Adebisi pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Adebisi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adebisi manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adebisi.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Adebisi on that attempt.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
A head kick from Adebisi lands but Taylor takes it in his stride.
Taylor throws a lazy head kick
and Adebisi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taylor's knee momentarily.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adebisi counters with a body kick that stops Taylor in his tracks momentarily.
Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Adebisi has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adebisi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Adebisi trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Adebisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Adebisi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Adebisi counters with a head kick. That will keep Taylor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Adebisi counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adebisi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adebisi throws a head kick that half lands.
Dominic Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adebisi counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adebisi counters with a head kick.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adebisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Adebisi pushes Taylor against the ropes but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adebisi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Adebisi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adebisi counters with an inside leg kick.
Adebisi misses with a double jab.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Adebisi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Adebisi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adebisi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adebisi! Simon Adebisi retains his light heavyweight title!
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