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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideyoshi Yukimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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199 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shannon Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideyoshi Yukimura!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yukimura wants to clinch.
Taylor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shannon Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yukimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yukimura is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
Taylor trying to control the action but Yukimura is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Yukimura dodges it nicely.
Yukimura is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Yukimura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukimura looks like he's trying to stand up.
Taylor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yukimura tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yukimura moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Yukimura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
A cross from Yukimura lands.
Yukimura tries to clinch up.
Yukimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yukimura tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Yukimura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yukimura tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taylor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taylor lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Yukimura is keeping the position.
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.
Yukimura wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor stands up from Yukimura's guard - Taylor perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yukimura wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Yukimura tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Yukimura dodges it nicely.
Taylor content to control rather than advance.
Yukimura is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor content to control rather than advance.
Yukimura pushes Taylor off looking to stand but Taylor dives back in and keeps control.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yukimura is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yukimura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yukimura throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Yukimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideyoshi Yukimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taylor showed some decent athleticism there.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yukimura tries to clinch up.
Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yukimura!
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yukimura?
Yukimura somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yukimura swivels and escapes.
Yukimura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yukimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yukimura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yukimura wants to clinch.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukimura is looking to clinch.
Yukimura misses with a two punch combination.
Yukimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shannon Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yukimura wants to clinch.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yukimura moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
Yukimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Yukimura.
Yukimura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yukimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yukimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yukimura misses with an elbow strike.
Taylor successfully pulls guard.
Yukimura wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
Yukimura stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yukimura throws an elbow that misses.
Yukimura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yukimura looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor gets control of Yukimura's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yukimura stands up and waves to Taylor to follow him.
Yukimura darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yukimura is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura wants to stand back up but Taylor manages to pass into side control.
Taylor has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Taylor scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor working Yukimura over with strikes here.
Taylor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yukimura is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Taylor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yukimura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yukimura!
Taylor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taylor tries to control but Yukimura wriggling away.
Taylor swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Yukimura is now in Taylor's guard. A big mistake from Taylor there, giving up the dominant position!
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Yukimura is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukimura wants to get up but he can't break Taylor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Taylor pushes a forearm under Yukimura's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Yukimura is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shannon Taylor!
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