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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Boogaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boogaard has chosen A Lesson In Violence - Exodus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kevin Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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245 lbs
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201 cm
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Boogaard!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor dives in and grabs Boogaard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boogaard pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
A lazy left from Boogaard finds it's target.
Boogaard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boogaard misses the shot to the body.
Taylor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boogaard quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Boogaard is having none of it.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor passes to side control.
Taylor with the ground and pound but Boogaard regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Taylor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boogaard is holding on to half guard well.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Boogaard dodges it nicely.
Boogaard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogaard moves into full guard.
Boogaard wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Boogaard has wrist control.
Boogaard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor 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.
Boogaard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boogaard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boogaard is controlling Taylor's posture.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boogaard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Boogaard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Boogaard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Taylor is looking to get to half guard.
Taylor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Boogaard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boogaard throwing strikes here but Taylor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Taylor is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogaard throwing strikes here but Taylor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Boogaard maintains control.
Taylor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Boogaard has a good base and remains in mount.
Taylor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Boogaard avoids the attempt from Taylor to control.
Taylor is trying to escape the mount.
Taylor sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Boogaard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boogaard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boogaard thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Boogaard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boogaard drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boogaard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Taylor is looking to escape.
Boogaard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boogaard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boogaard is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Boogaard is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boogaard is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Taylor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Boogaard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boogaard. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor walks into a stiff left hand from Boogaard.
Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boogaard's half guard.
Boogaard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws an elbow that misses. Boogaard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taylor's guard. Nice move by Boogaard!
Kevin Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor is looking to stand back up but Boogaard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Taylor.
Taylor tries to kick Boogaard off but Boogaard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Taylor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boogaard.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor pushes Boogaard off looking to stand but Boogaard dives back in and keeps control.
Boogaard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Boogaard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor is looking to escape.
Boogaard trying to control from Taylor's half guard. Taylor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Taylor looking to control.
Boogaard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boogaard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Boogaard is having none of it.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Boogaard lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
It looks like Kevin Taylor has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boogaard throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Boogaard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boogaard defends it nicely.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Boogaard.
Boogaard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boogaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Boogaard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boogaard did well to prevent Taylor getting side control.
Taylor looks to land a strike but Boogaard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boogaard trying to control the position.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor throws a strike but Boogaard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boogaard postures up.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Boogaard is having none of it.
Boogaard is stalling in the full guard.
Boogaard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boogaard throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boogaard's guard.
Boogaard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Boogaard keeps moving.
Boogaard is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
Taylor throws a strike but Boogaard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Boogaard is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boogaard trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Boogaard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Taylor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Boogaard does it's job there.
Nice cross by Boogaard.
Derek Boogaard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boogaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boogaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boogaard.
Boogaard gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taylor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boogaard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boogaard's head.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor cracks Boogaard with a solid left hand.
It looks like Derek Boogaard has been cut.
Taylor cracks Boogaard with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor is working Boogaard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
The cut above Derek Boogaard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Boogaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boogaard is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Derek Boogaard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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