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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herald Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Smoke the Fire!! as his entrance music. Herald Taylor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herald Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Taylor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Taylor any problems.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.
Jones working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Jones wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.
Taylor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Herald Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Taylor seems content to control.
Taylor tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taylor wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Taylor trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Taylor stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Taylor!
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor really wants to buck Jones off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Taylor is now in Jones's guard. A big mistake from Jones there, giving up the dominant position!
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herald Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor delivers a nice body kick.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor successfully pulls guard.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Taylor wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Taylor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Taylor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Taylor decides to stand back up. Taylor steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor is controlling Jones's posture.
Jones wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Herald Taylor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herald Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taylor tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Taylor taking shots to the head.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Herald Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has isolated one of Taylor's arms. Taylor looking to fight him off but Jones twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cody Jones!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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