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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlson Mokoro (ranked 6719 p4p, 529 weight class) and Teddy Taylor (ranked 5232 p4p, 474 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlson Mokoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teddy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mokoro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mokoro is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
Taylor wants to stand but Mokoro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mokoro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mokoro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor 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.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Mokoro blocks nicely.
Taylor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taylor passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mokoro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mokoro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mokoro is breathing heavily.
Taylor seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mokoro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Mokoro is having none of it.
Taylor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Taylor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Taylor is trying for a kimura here. Mokoro looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Taylor wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Teddy Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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