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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laks Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This Fire Burns . Laks Damn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laks Damn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damn.
A clash of legs there as Taylor blocks the low kick.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damn tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Damn jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Damn around his waist. Damn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Damn prevents the takedown attempt.
Damn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damn doesn't seem phased though.
Damn cracks Taylor with a good jab.
It looks like Shawn Taylor has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damn misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Laks Damn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damn misses with a body shot.
Damn throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Damn.
Damn misses with an uppercut.
Damn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shawn Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laks Damn.
Taylor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Damn is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stands up and beckons Damn to join him on the feet.
A jab from Damn finds it's way through Taylor's defenses.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Damn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damn wants it to stay on the feet.
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taylor wants to get up but he can't break Damn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Damn wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damn wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taylor advances position into side control!
Damn gets back to half guard.
Taylor trying to control the action but Damn is working from the bottom.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Damn defending well though.
Damn tries to kick Taylor off but Taylor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing shots but Damn is blocking nicely.
Taylor stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Damn throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Damn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damn throws an off balance right hand
and Damn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damn throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damn throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Damn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Damn will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Damn to the ground. Taylor is now in Damn's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Damn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor won't allow Damn to sweep him here.
Damn is working an open guard so Taylor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Damn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damn gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Damn should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Damn.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Shawn Taylor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawn Taylor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Damn throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Damn misses with a combination
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taylor.
Damn managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor decides to pull guard.
Taylor is adopting a defensive guard.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Damn postures up.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damn's guard.
Taylor trying to control but Damn is working from the bottom.
Damn working a defensive guard but Taylor passes into half guard.
Damn keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Damn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Damn is trying to control but can't.
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.
Damn is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
Damn tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Taylor not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Damn misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Damn shoots in.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damn.
Taylor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damn wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
Damn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damn keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets to his feet - Damn follows without any prompting.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Damn keeps it at a distance.
Damn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damn tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Damn stuffs the takedown.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Damn gets caught napping as Taylor dives in and scores a takedown. Damn manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Taylor won't allow Damn to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Damn is retaining full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taylor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Taylor just wasn't active enough.
Taylor stuffs the takedown attempt from Damn. Damn gets slowly back to his feet.
Shawn Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laks Damn.
Taylor stuffs the takedown attempt from Damn. Damn gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Damn's half guard.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Taylor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Damn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Some wild striking there from Damn.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damn.
Horrible takedown by Damn or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damn.
Damn misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Damn back into the cage.
Damn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Damn to the ground. Taylor is now in Damn's guard.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor trying to control but Damn is working from the bottom.
Damn wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Damn is working from the bottom.
Taylor postures up in Damn's guard and throws a big left but Damn blocks it.
Taylor stands up from Damn's guard - Taylor perhaps looking for a knockout.
Damn lands a nice hook to Taylor's body. Taylor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Damn avoids the body shot from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taylor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Damn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damn misses the shot to the body.
Damn throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damn tries to work over Taylor's front leg with a kick but Taylor checks it.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor jabs Damn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Damn circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Damn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn keeps the fight on the outside.
Laks Damn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damn swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damn trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Taylor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Damn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Damn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Damn does no damage.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damn as he jumps to the side.
Damn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Damn lands with a right hand.
Laks Damn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Damn misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damn.
Shawn Taylor's cut is getting worse.
Damn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damn throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Damn.
Taylor is rocked!
Shawn Taylor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Damn cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damn lands a nice shot to the body.
Shawn Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damn misses with a straight left.
Damn lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
Damn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laks Damn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Taylor!
Shawn Taylor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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