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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Layhe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herald Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taylor's choice of entrance music: Smoke the Fire!!. Herald Taylor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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129 lbs
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Great wrestler
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Layhe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herald Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Layhe's sensitive parts.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Layhe's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor drags the fight down to the ground.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Layhe is aware though and is defending well.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Layhe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Layhe lands a couple of digs.
Taylor controls Layhe momentarily but Layhe frees himself.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Layhe is controlling him.
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Layhe is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layhe throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Layhe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Layhe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor controls Layhe momentarily but Layhe frees himself.
Layhe stops Taylor from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Layhe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Layhe wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Layhe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Layhe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Herald Taylor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Layhe is avoiding it.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Layhe moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Layhe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Layhe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Taylor tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Layhe cracks Taylor with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Taylor from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Layhe doesn't have the hooks in and Taylor manages to turn into his guard.
Layhe keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herald Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Layhe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Taylor. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Taylor striking off his back but it's not causing Layhe any problems.
Taylor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Layhe defends well.
Layhe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Layhe isn't so interested in that idea.
Layhe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Layhe has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Layhe lands a couple of digs.
Taylor has his feet on Layhe's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Layhe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taylor's guard now.
Layhe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Layhe stops Taylor from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layhe trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Layhe stops Taylor from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Layhe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trevor Layhe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Layhe has passed into side control.
Layhe working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Layhe is controlling him well.
Taylor manages to get back to half guard.
Layhe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Layhe throws a strike but Taylor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Taylor wants to stand but Layhe is controlling the position.
Layhe wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taylor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Layhe is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Layhe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trevor Layhe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Layhe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Layhe shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Layhe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Taylor connects with a high kick.
Taylor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Layhe's sensitive parts.
Layhe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Layhe persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Layhe tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Layhe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Herald Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Layhe leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trevor Layhe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herald Taylor.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Layhe pinned against the cage. Layhe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Layhe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Layhe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Taylor tries to lock up and control but Layhe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taylor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layhe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taylor looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Layhe isn't that keen on the idea.
Taylor is trying to stand.
Layhe swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Taylor is now in Layhe's guard. A big mistake from Layhe there, giving up the dominant position!
Layhe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Layhe tries to get out of the position.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Layhe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Layhe keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Herald Taylor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Layhe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taylor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Layhe avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herald Taylor.
I think Taylor 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herald Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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