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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Taylor (ranked 3978 p4p, 5049 weight class) and Qua Amara (ranked 458 p4p, 505 weight class). Bruce Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Qua Amara!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara tries to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amara wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Amara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amara wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara wants to clinch
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Qua Amara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amara wants to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to clinch
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
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!
Amara tries to clinch up
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amara wants to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara is looking to clinch.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amara looks to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Amara moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amara can do to turn this around?
Amara wants to clinch
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruce Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amara wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Amara might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taylor has got the better of the exchanges.
Amara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amara is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amara doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Amara is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Amara.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Taylor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Amara seems to have recovered his senses.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Qua Amara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amara tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Amara tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amara moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amara doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Amara darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Amara tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Amara wants to clinch
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Amara wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amara wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amara tries to clinch up.
Taylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Taylor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Amara tries to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amara tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amara tries to clinch up.
Taylor is looking to counter punch.
Amara tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amara tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amara tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amara moves to clinch but Taylor breaks away
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amara is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Amara wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Taylor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor is looking to counter punch.
Amara closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amara wants to clinch.
Amara looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amara moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Amara wants to clinch
and Amara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amara closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Amara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amara is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Amara.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Amara manages to avoid it.
Amara tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Qua Amara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amara doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Taylor!
A relieved looking Bruce Taylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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