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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Voronkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voronkoff has chosen System of a Down-Aerials as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Voronkoff!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Voronkoff instigates a clinch.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Voronkoff.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Voronkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Voronkoff.
Voronkoff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taylor if he has to take too many more of those.
Voronkoff clinches.
Voronkoff works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Voronkoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Voronkoff is looking to stand up but Taylor won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronkoff is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Voronkoff with a nice head shot there.
Taylor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Voronkoff has passed into half guard!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Voronkoff working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Voronkoff wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor trying to hold on to Voronkoff's head to control him but Voronkoff postures up.
Taylor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Voronkoff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Voronkoff is stalling here. Taylor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Voronkoff seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Taylor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Taylor throws a strike aimed at the side of Voronkoff's head but Voronkoff avoids it well.
Voronkoff wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Voronkoff manages to get back to half guard.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Voronkoff is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor is looking to stall here but Voronkoff recovers full guard.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Voronkoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Voronkoff seems keen to control Taylor's posture.
Voronkoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Voronkoff trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Voronkoff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Voronkoff has escaped and now he's on top!
Voronkoff is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Voronkoff from controlling successfully.
Voronkoff throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Voronkoff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taylor's guard.
Taylor is not content to let Voronkoff control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Taylor won't allow Voronkoff to pass to mount.
Voronkoff is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Voronkoff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Voronkoff defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Voronkoff into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Voronkoff gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Voronkoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voronkoff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor landing strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Voronkoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voronkoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor manages to get to full guard.
Voronkoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working for a triangle but Voronkoff defends it easily.
Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taylor is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Voronkoff has his hands clasped together but Taylor extends and breaks Voronkoff's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Taylor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Taylor!
Jason Taylor managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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