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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Kalyagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalyagin's entrance music is Show Me Your Genitals. A fine choice. Taylor has chosen New York - Empire state of mind as his entrance music. 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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224 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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266 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Kalyagin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jackson Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalyagin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kalyagin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taylor throws a sloppy body shot
and Kalyagin counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jackson Taylor has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kalyagin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Taylor misses
and Kalyagin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Kalyagin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalyagin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Konstantin Kalyagin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalyagin misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Kalyagin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kalyagin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Kalyagin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalyagin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Kalyagin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
Kalyagin swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Kalyagin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Kalyagin counters with a three punch combo that has Taylor backing up. Taylor nods at Kalyagin to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Taylor misses
and Kalyagin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kalyagin rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Kalyagin.
Kalyagin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Taylor will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Kalyagin.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Kalyagin.
Kalyagin thuds his shin into the meat of Taylor's side.
Nice straight punches there by Kalyagin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kalyagin.
Kalyagin connects with the punch.
Kalyagin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kalyagin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalyagin looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Kalyagin throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalyagin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Konstantin Kalyagin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Taylor.
A low kick from Taylor is predictable there
and Kalyagin counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Kalyagin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Taylor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor misses with a takedown
and Kalyagin counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Kalyagin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalyagin lands a two punch combo.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalyagin was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Kalyagin throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Kalyagin counters with a thumping low kick.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor misses the body punch
and Kalyagin counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kalyagin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a leg kick
and Kalyagin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Konstantin Kalyagin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Taylor.
Taylor closes the distance but Kalyagin moves to the side
and Kalyagin counters with a nice leg kick.
Kalyagin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalyagin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Kalyagin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
Kalyagin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalyagin.
Taylor misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kalyagin, as that shot connected.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalyagin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kalyagin!
Kalyagin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor misses with a combination
and Kalyagin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin sends Taylor crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kalyagin is motioning to the referee to let Taylor up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kalyagin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Kalyagin connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalyagin scores with a shot to the body.
Kalyagin lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Taylor is predictable there
enabling Kalyagin to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalyagin finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Kalyagin.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kalyagin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalyagin.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalyagin moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Kalyagin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Taylor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalyagin circles away.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kalyagin can pounce on him.
Taylor closes the distance but Kalyagin moves to the side
and Kalyagin counters with a low kick, right behind Taylor 's knee.
Kalyagin scores with a punch to the head.
Good work by Taylor as he checks the leg kick.
Kalyagin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Kalyagin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Kalyagin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Taylor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kalyagin has got the better of the exchanges.
Kalyagin misses with a combination
and Taylor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Taylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalyagin moves away.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalyagin looks for the body kick but Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor misses with a right hand
and Kalyagin counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Kalyagin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
A head kick by Taylor misses
and Kalyagin counters with a thumping low kick.
Kalyagin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalyagin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor swings for the body but Kalyagin moves out of range.
Konstantin Kalyagin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Taylor misses
and Kalyagin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalyagin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taylor misses with a body shot
enabling Kalyagin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalyagin moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Taylor slips a jab from Kalyagin.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kalyagin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor throws a leg kick
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Kalyagin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalyagin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Konstantin Kalyagin!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Konstantin Kalyagin!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Konstantin Kalyagin!
Konstantin Kalyagin wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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