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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Taylor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to J Palermo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, J Palermo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Palermo taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Palermo is trying to get back to half guard.
Palermo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taylor.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Palermo looks gassed!
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Palermo is rocked!
Taylor scoring with punches from side control.
Palermo is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?
Palermo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Taylor.
Palermo seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor working the ground and pound but Palermo is defending the strikes.
Palermo wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palermo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Taylor scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is putting a hurting on Palermo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Taylor scoring with punches and elbows.
Taylor working the head with strikes.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Palermo down.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Palermo is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
Palermo is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Palermo is looking for a sweep.
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.
Taylor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Palermo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Palermo down.
Palermo struggling a bit here.
Palermo is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palermo manages to get back to half guard.
Taylor lands strikes from half guard.
Palermo is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palermo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Palermo is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Palermo moves into full guard.
Palermo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Palermo is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palermo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Palermo is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Palermo dodges it nicely.
Taylor winds up and cracks Palermo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Palermo's temple.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor tries to pass to full mount but Palermo defends it.
Taylor is nestled in close to Palermo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Palermo defending well.
Taylor is working hard here to advance position.
Palermo gets full guard.
Palermo wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Palermo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palermo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palermo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Palermo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Palermo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Taylor advances nicely into full mount.
Taylor avoids the attempt from Palermo to control.
Palermo regains half guard.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor misses with a head shot. Palermo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Palermo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palermo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Palermo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Palermo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Palermo with a nice head shot there.
Taylor tries to strike from the bottom.
Taylor tries to strike from the bottom.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palermo is looking to improve his position.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor working over Palermo with some ground and pound. Palermo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palermo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Palermo is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Palermo dodges it nicely.
Taylor is nestled in close to Palermo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor winds up and cracks Palermo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taylor prevents Palermo from improving his position.
Taylor is nestled in close to Palermo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Palermo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Palermo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Palermo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taylor throwing shots but Palermo is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palermo shoots and misses
and Taylor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Palermo!
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Palermo tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Taylor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Palermo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor looking to finish with strikes here!
Palermo gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palermo is controlling Taylor's trapped leg to prevent Taylor from advancing to side control.
Palermo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Palermo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
Taylor lands strikes from half guard.
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Palermo tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Taylor is nestled in close to Palermo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palermo taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Palermo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Taylor dominated that second round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Palermo as Taylor shoots in.
Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Palermo!
Palermo tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Taylor is landing with some decent strikes but Palermo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Palermo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roger Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palermo regains half guard.
Palermo wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Palermo to regain full guard.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Palermo is keeping the position.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palermo looking for a sweep. Not yet Palermo, not yet.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palermo controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Palermo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Palermo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palermo tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor scores a takedown into full mount!
Palermo regains half guard.
Palermo trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palermo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palermo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor winds up and cracks Palermo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Palermo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Palermo looking to control.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Palermo's brow.
Palermo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor distracts Palermo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palermo working for submissions but it's allowed Taylor to get to half guard.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palermo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taylor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taylor's back!
I really don't envy Taylor right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palermo looking for the choke but no joy.
Taylor turns into Palermo and is now in his guard.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Palermo's brow.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palermo striking off his back.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Palermo is trying to keep Taylor in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor scores with a takedown into Palermo's guard.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Palermo's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Taylor!
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