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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riley Roth (ranked 24928 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Taylor (ranked 5570 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Riley Roth!
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, Justin Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor dives in and scores a takedown into Roth's guard.
Roth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Roth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor wants to stand but Roth is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but instead Roth has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Roth is having none of it.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roth's guard.
Roth trying to control the position.
Roth looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roth looking to control.
Roth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roth wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Taylor stays in close to Roth's body and controls the position.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor controlling from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taylor wants to get up but he can't break Roth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor is working Roth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth wants to sweep but no luck.
Roth trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roth has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Roth backing up. Roth nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Roth is rocked!
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Roth is on queer street and Taylor is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Justin Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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