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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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216 lbs
25 - 17 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Talley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warfist checks a leg kick nicely.
Warfist is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Talley with a body shot.
KJ Talley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warfist looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talley looks to score with a jab to the body but Warfist is just out of range.
Warfist appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
Warfist appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Talley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Dragon MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Warfist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Warfist.
Talley throws a lazy uppercut
and Warfist counters with a stiff right hand.
Warfist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Talley can pounce on him.
Talley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Talley works the jab nicely.
Warfist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talley throws a chopping leg kick but Warfist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warfist throws a leg kick but Talley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Warfist throws a front kick aimed at Talley's knee but Talley avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warfist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warfist lands a nice looking body shot.
Talley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warfist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Talley scores with a jab to the head.
Warfist tries to clinch but Talley moves out of range.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Warfist saw that one coming.
Warfist flicks out a counter leg kick but Talley steps away.
Talley throws a series of punches but Warfist avoids them all with ease.
Talley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Talley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warfist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warfist dodges the punch combination from Talley.
Talley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Talley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talley cracks Warfist with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warfist takes one to the side of the head.
Warfist thumps Talley with a low kick.
Warfist walks into a left hand.
Warfist avoids the body shot from Talley.
Talley throws a front kick aimed at Warfist's knee but Warfist avoids it well.
Warfist throws a leg kick but Talley checks it.
Warfist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Warfist finds it's target.
Talley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Talley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Talley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Warfist misses.
A swing and a miss from Talley.
Talley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Talley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Talley.
Talley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warfist counters with a nice body shot.
Talley throws a right hand that misses
and Warfist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Warfist counters with a right hand to the body.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
Talley misses with a right hand
and Warfist counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Warfist defending well as Talley loads up on a big left hand.
Warfist scores with a leg kick.
Talley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warfist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warfist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist digs a good body shot into Talley's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warfist ducks under a wild hook from Talley.
Warfist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Talley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Talley throws the left hand but Warfist avoids the punch easily.
Talley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talley misses the body punch
and Warfist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Warfist does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Talley, right into the meat.
Talley tried to score with a low kick but Warfist checks it.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warfist moves away.
Talley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Talley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Warfist jabs Talley right on the nose. Talley blinks but takes it well.
Talley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warfist moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warfist throws a good cross that connects.
Warfist misses with a wild body shot.
Talley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Warfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Warfist will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warfist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talley.
Talley swings for the body but Warfist moves out of range.
Talley misses with a lunging right hand
and Warfist counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley throws a right hand that misses
and Warfist counters with a stiff right hand.
Talley throws a series of punches but Warfist avoids them all with ease.
Warfist was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Talley missing with a left hand there. Warfist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warfist tries a quick counter leg kick but Talley is wise to it.
Talley looks to land a body kick but Warfist moved away.
Warfist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talley throws a low kick, looking for Warfist's leg but Warfist calmly moves out of range.
Warfist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Talley is looking to counter punch.
Warfist wants to clinch up but Talley keeps it at a distance.
Warfist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talley misses with an uppercut
and Warfist counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Warfist is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Talley misses with a body punch
and Warfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Warfist as he connects with a hook.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Talley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warfist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warfist scoring well with a low kick there.
Talley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Talley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warfist is able to avoid easily.
Warfist punishes Talley's body with a nice straight punch.
Talley swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Warfist.
Warfist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Talley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Talley throws a jab when Warfist was well out of range.
Warfist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Talley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warfist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Warfist moves out of range of the body kick.
Warfist throws a low kick, looking for Talley's leg but Talley calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Warfist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warfist.
Warfist tries to clinch but Talley moves out of range.
Talley tries to work over Warfist's front leg with a kick but Warfist checks it.
Warfist throws a low kick but Talley moves out of range easily.
Warfist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talley misses with a double jab
and Warfist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley misses with a right hand
and Warfist counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Talley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Warfist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warfist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Talley throws a poor cross that misses
and Warfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warfist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Talley under the eye.
Warfist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Talley's calf.
Talley lands a jab to Warfist's midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Talley blocks the leg kick.
Talley misses with a left hand
and Warfist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragon Warfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warfist.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Talley, right into the meat.
Warfist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Talley. Talley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Warfist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist'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. This is the final round!
Talley checks a leg kick.
Talley throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Warfist counter with a right hand.
Warfist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talley.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Talley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talley checks a leg kick.
Talley tries to land a leg kick but Warfist saw it coming and moves away.
Talley misses with a series of wild punches.
Talley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist slips a straight right by Talley.
Warfist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Talley misses with a straight left.
Talley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Warfist on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley misses with a wild body shot.
Talley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
Warfist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Talley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warfist counters with a nice uppercut.
Warfist throws a hook but Talley avoids it easily.
Talley misses with a straight left.
Warfist scores with a decent looking hook.
Talley missing with a left hand there. Warfist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warfist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Warfist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley throws out a loose jab but Warfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Warfist on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warfist.
The fighters circling - Talley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Talley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist throws a body kick that misses.
Talley fails to land with a series of punches.
Talley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talley throws a body punch but Warfist moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Warfist misses.
Talley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Talley throws an overhand right that lands on Warfist's shoulder, as Warfist tries to avoid the shot.
Warfist is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Talley with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talley was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
Warfist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Warfist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Talley throws a body kick that misses
and Warfist counters with a straight right hand.
Warfist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warfist lands a jab to Talley's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Warfist. That snapped Talley's head back.
Talley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Warfist lands a lovely overhand right.
Warfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warfist feints a counter leg kick.
Talley is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Warfist's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Talley connects with a body shot that sends Warfist's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist tries to clinch but Talley moves out of range.
Talley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warfist just manages to avoid it.
Warfist delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Talley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warfist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Talley thinking.
Talley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Talley.
Talley throws a lazy right hand but Warfist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talley wants to land a leg kick but Warfist is out of range.
Warfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Talley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Warfist.
Warfist scores with a hook.
Talley misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragon Warfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warfist has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragon Warfist!
Our winner, Dragon Warfist, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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