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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the natraul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the natraul has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, the natraul!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
natraul closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
natraul shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst natraul is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
natraul throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
natraul chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
natraul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
natraul working some strikes from top position.
natraul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
natraul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
natraul throwing strikes but missing.
natraul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to stand but natraul is controlling the position.
natraul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
natraul prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
natraul shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but natraul keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. natraul backs away looking to recover.
natraul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
natraul has a takedown stuffed.
Rob Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the natraul.
natraul looks gassed!
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
natraul tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
natraul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor catches natraul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor looks to land a combination but natraul avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from natraul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Taylor throws a series of punches but natraul avoids them all with ease.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Taylor gets caught flat footed, as natraul shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
natraul is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but natraul slips an elbow through the middle.
natraul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor wants to stand but natraul is controlling the position.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
natraul throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
natraul throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
natraul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
natraul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
natraul has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
natraul fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
natraul decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
natraul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
natraul lands strikes from half guard.
natraul looks to land a strike but Taylor avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rob Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
natraul shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by natraul or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
natraul fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
natraul looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
natraul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
natraul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor kicks off natraul and gets to his feet.
Taylor throws a series of punches but natraul avoids them all with ease.
natraul gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. natraul connects with a nice short shot to Taylor's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
natraul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from natraul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
natraul has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through natraul's defenses.
Jab by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
natraul moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks natraul with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as natraul shoots in.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
natraul scores a takedown into full mount!
Taylor trying desperately to get to his feet.
natraul landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but natraul cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taylor tries to buck natraul off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taylor tries to buck natraul off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
natraul lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, natraul cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
natraul postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taylor looks a forlorn figure.
natraul lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
Taylor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
natraul breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taylor wants to try and get back to his feet.
natraul dominating with strikes here.
Taylor is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
natraul scoring with strikes but Taylor is staying in there.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
natraul landing punches.
natraul cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
natraul won't let Taylor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Taylor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
natraul pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
natraul cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
natraul cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
natraul is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
the natraul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
natraul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Taylor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
natraul in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Taylor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Taylor taking shots to the head.
natraul dominating with strikes here.
Taylor trying desperately to get to his feet.
natraul cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
natraul scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
natraul breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
natraul unloading with bombs!
natraul breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
natraul looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
natraul scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, natraul cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
natraul is in the full mount, landing strikes.
natraul lands with some strikes.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
natraul punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taylor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
the natraul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from natraul.
natraul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by natraul.
natraul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taylor.
Taylor thuds his right hand into natraul's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
natraul drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rob Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
natraul looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
natraul lands a heavy elbow.
Taylor really wants to buck natraul off and get back to his feet.
natraul putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
natraul unloading with bombs!
Taylor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
natraul lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
natraul postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taylor looks a forlorn figure.
natraul lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
natraul with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! natraul connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
natraul unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by natraul.
natraul won't let Taylor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
natraul cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
natraul cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
natraul lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by natraul.
A nice elbow there by natraul.
natraul lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but natraul cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! natraul connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taylor trying desperately to get to his feet.
natraul lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
natraul in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taylor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
natraul lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
natraul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
natraul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
natraul postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taylor looks a forlorn figure.
natraul landing shots from mount.
Taylor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
natraul landing strikes from the mount.
natraul raining down shots from the mount!
Taylor trying desperately to get to his feet.
natraul postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taylor looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
natraul has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taylor's face.
Taylor trying desperately to get to his feet.
natraul landing strikes, looking to finish!
natraul looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
Taylor is trying to stand.
natraul has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taylor's face.
natraul lands a big elbow.
natraul working Taylor over with strikes here.
natraul pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
natraul lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by natraul.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
the natraul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think natraul has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... the natraul!
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hype
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pop
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