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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte has chosen The Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Morte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from De La Morte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taylor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like David Taylor has been cut.
A swing and a miss from De La Morte.
De La Morte misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
De La Morte looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but De La Morte manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
De La Morte walks into a jab.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De La Morte has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De La Morte misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor .
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
De La Morte blocks an uppercut.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De La Morte is keeping busy.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Morte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from De La Morte fails to land.
Taylor is trying to stall.
Taylor working aggressively here.
De La Morte tries to work over Taylor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, De La Morte scores with a nice short uppercut.
De La Morte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Morte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor 's elbow.
Taylor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Morte wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De La Morte trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but De La Morte has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De La Morte's head.
De La Morte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De La Morte is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
De La Morte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've been hearing good reports from Taylor 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Taylor trying to control but De La Morte is working from the bottom.
De La Morte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De La Morte pulls Taylor in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor gets a clinch.
De La Morte tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
De La Morte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taylor prevents a body shot from De La Morte.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
De La Morte blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Morte.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor .
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of De La Morte's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Taylor 's cut.
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.
A slow jab from De La Morte misses its intended target.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch there but De La Morte circles away.
De La Morte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor . Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
De La Morte scores with a hook to the body.
Taylor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De La Morte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De La Morte tries to work over Taylor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De La Morte backwards.
De La Morte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De La Morte tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
De La Morte tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing De La Morte back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Taylor tries for a takedown but De La Morte manages to get underhooks.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De La Morte.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Morte can do to turn this around?
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Morte.
Taylor is looking to control De La Morte's arms but De La Morte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Taylor .
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De La Morte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor 's elbow.
De La Morte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor prevents a body shot from De La Morte.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of De La Morte backwards.
De La Morte misses with some punches.
Taylor lands a right hand.
De La Morte stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De La Morte misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Morte lands a right hand.
Taylor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De La Morte is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte is staying active underneath Taylor , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De La Morte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
De La Morte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De La Morte.
De La Morte wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor stands and throws De La Morte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De La Morte is looking to get back to his feet here but Taylor is keeping cool and he's managed to take De La Morte's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte can't escape the position.
Taylor loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can De La Morte hold on?
Taylor doesn't have the hooks in and De La Morte manages to turn into his guard.
De La Morte wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
De La Morte landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Taylor 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De La Morte throws a right hand that misses
and De La Morte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De La Morte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from De La Morte misses.
A big left from De La Morte misses.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De La Morte throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Taylor blocks a jab.
De La Morte gets tackled into the cage by Taylor . Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Taylor to work.
De La Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Morte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor prevents a body shot from De La Morte.
De La Morte lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor .
De La Morte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor 's elbow.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as De La Morte controls his hands.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor .
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of De La Morte's head.
De La Morte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Morte.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath De La Morte's ribcage. De La Morte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Morte tries to work over Taylor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De La Morte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath De La Morte's ribcage. De La Morte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Morte.
Taylor tries a body shot but De La Morte blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Morte tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing De La Morte back against the cage.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Morte tries to work over Taylor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De La Morte misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor tries a body shot but De La Morte blocks it.
De La Morte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De La Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
De La Morte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taylor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. De La Morte can't fight it off and eventually Taylor manages to take the fight to the floor. De La Morte looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Taylor advances to half guard.
De La Morte looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Taylor pushes past his half guard into mount!
David Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De La Morte in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De La Morte tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
De La Morte regains half guard.
Taylor prevents De La Morte from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing shots but De La Morte is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Antoine De La Morte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
De La Morte is in trouble now - Taylor has advanced to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Morte is looking to get to half guard.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De La Morte taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Taylor !
After winning the bout, David Taylor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Antoine De La Morte was interviewed post fight and said 'Ce soir, j'ai rencontré un meilleur combattant tout en tous. J'ai essayé de mon mieux mais ce n'était pas assez bon. Je m'excuse auprès de tous mes fans pour ma performance ce soir.
And to my opponent; Congratulations man. It was a nice fight.'.
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