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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 2394 p4p, 224 weight class) and Segey Taranin (ranked 1929 p4p, 185 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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159 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segey Taranin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranin connects with a single shot there.
Taranin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taranin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Taranin throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Allen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Taranin checks a leg kick nicely.
Taranin misses with a right hand
and Allen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taranin gets a takedown into half guard.
Taranin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Allen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Allen is trying to maintain the position but Taranin is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is trying to get back to full guard.
Taranin not doing much here.
Taranin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Allen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Taranin stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taranin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Allen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taranin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Allen's head.
Taranin is looking to pass Allen's guard but actually Allen recovers to full guard.
Taranin throws a big elbow that misses.
Taranin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Taranin trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Segey Taranin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen stuffs the takedown.
Allen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Allen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taranin was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen swings for the body but Taranin moves out of range.
Allen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Taranin misses its intended target.
It looked like Allen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taranin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Allen defends it nicely.
Lamar Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segey Taranin.
Taranin tries for a takedown but Allen circles away easily
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Taranin moved out of range.
Lamar Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taranin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taranin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taranin.
Taranin throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taranin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Allen!
Taranin landing strikes.
Taranin with the ground and pound but Allen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Taranin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Segey Taranin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taranin moves away.
Allen scores with a jab.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Lamar Allen has been cut.
Taranin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen lands a jab to Taranin's midsection.
Allen misses with a right hand
letting Taranin counter with a right hand.
Taranin slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Taranin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taranin misses with a lunging right hand
and Allen counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taranin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Taranin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good exchange - Taranin coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands a jab to Taranin's midsection.
Taranin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taranin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taranin blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen taking a breather.
Taranin swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Taranin.
Stalling in the clinch from Allen.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taranin is trying to pull guard but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries a body shot but Taranin blocks it.
Taranin wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taranin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taranin can't get the takedown.
Lamar Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segey Taranin.
Allen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Allen slows down the pace here.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taranin wants the takedown. Allen is fighting it off but Taranin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Allen's guard against the cage.
Taranin postures up.
Taranin throwing strikes but missing.
Allen is controlling Taranin's posture.
Allen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taranin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taranin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Allen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Allen trying to control from half guard but Taranin is working away.
Segey Taranin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taranin actively working from the bottom here.
Taranin wants to improve his position but Allen is controlling well.
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 Lamar Allen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taranin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Allen is trying to defend but Taranin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Allen is trying to get back to full guard.
Taranin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taranin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Allen trying to hold on to Taranin's head to control him but Taranin postures up.
Taranin stalling away here and it's allowed Allen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taranin trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Taranin trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Taranin throws a big elbow that misses.
Taranin wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Taranin is just out of range.
Taranin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taranin walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
Taranin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Allen was covering up waiting for the punch and Taranin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Taranin preventing the sweep.
Taranin scoring with some ground and pound.
Allen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taranin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taranin throws a big elbow that misses.
Allen trying to control the position.
Taranin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taranin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taranin throws a big right hand that misses.
Taranin controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taranin trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Segey Taranin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taranin 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Segey Taranin!
During a confident post fight interview, Segey Taranin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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