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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aapo Lollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aapo Lollo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lollo connects with a body shot.
Lollo is looking to clinch.
Lollo tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Lollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Lollo wants to clinch.
Lollo tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lollo wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Lollo dodges it nicely.
Taylor performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lollo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Aapo Lollo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Lollo tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Lollo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lollo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Lollo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lollo tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Lollo darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lollo tries to clinch
and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lollo's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lollo holds on and takes a little breather.
Taylor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lollo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Taylor has passed into side control.
Lollo wants to control but Taylor postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lollo is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Lollo holding on.
Lollo tries to control but Taylor manages to take his back.
Lollo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Taylor gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Taylor not allowing Lollo to control his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lollo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor tries to get the hooks in deep but Lollo pushed the leg off.
Taylor not allowing Lollo to control his hands.
Lollo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Taylor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lollo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lollo trying to control the action but Taylor just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Taylor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lollo wants to clinch.
Lollo tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Lollo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aapo Lollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Lollo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lollo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lollo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Lollo circles away.
Lollo tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Lollo looking for a takedown.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Lollo.
Taylor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jack Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aapo Lollo.
Taylor pulls guard.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Lollo slips an elbow through the middle.
Lollo throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lollo is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lollo prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lollo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lollo has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Lollo works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lollo throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Lollo is proving a slippery customer.
Lollo with a nice head shot there.
Lollo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lollo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lollo pushing down on Taylor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lollo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Lollo.
Lollo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taylor sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to stand up here but Lollo is controlling him well.
Lollo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lollo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Lollo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor is trying to stand up here but Lollo is controlling him well.
Lollo slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lollo is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Lollo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taylor defends it well.
Taylor is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lollo jumps into side control!
Lollo scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Lollo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lollo working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Lollo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lollo instigates a clinch.
Lollo is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Lollo.
Lollo wants a takedown but no success here.
Jack Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aapo Lollo.
Taylor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lollo.
Taylor pulls guard.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lollo is one step ahead there.
Taylor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lollo advances to half guard.
Lollo thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Lollo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taylor keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lollo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Lollo is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lollo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aapo Lollo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lollo wants the takedown. Taylor is fighting it off but Lollo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Taylor's guard against the cage.
Lollo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lollo prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lollo.
Taylor pulls Lollo in close to his closed guard and prevents Lollo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lollo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lollo throwing strikes but missing.
Lollo wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lollo won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to stand but Lollo is controlling the position.
Lollo scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lollo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lollo is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aapo Lollo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lollo scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lollo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lollo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lollo wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aapo Lollo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lollo 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aapo Lollo!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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