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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Taylor (ranked 3423 p4p, 6396 weight class) and Niko Bellic (ranked 366 p4p, 525 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation. Buddy Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm 25 155 1 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm 25 165 0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buddy Taylor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niko Bellic! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taylor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bellic swings away with a leg kick that misses. Bellic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bellic misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target. Bellic with a nice calf kick. Bellic looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely. Taylor misses with a straight left. Taylor checks a leg kick. Bellic misses with a head kick.
Bellic misses with a right hand and Taylor counters with a straight right hand. A combination from Bellic does no damage. Taylor tries to clinch up but Bellic circles away and keeps his distance. Taylor moves out of range of the strikes. Taylor misses with an uppercut. Bellic throws a leg kick and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bellic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Bellic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bellic lands the left hand. Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Bellic moves away from the strike by Taylor. Taylor throws a jab when Bellic was well out of range. Good leg kick by Bellic. Taylor blocks the body kick.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Bellic ducks down to avoid it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellic 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 Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Bellic misses with a leg kick and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bellic throws a leg kick and Taylor counters with a straight right hand. A slow jab from Bellic misses its intended target. Bellic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor. A bone on bone clash there as Taylor blocks the leg kick.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Bellic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bellic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bellic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bellic throws a low kick but Taylor moves out of range easily. Bellic throws a chopping leg kick but Taylor manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
A cross from Taylor lands. Taylor throws a leg kick but Bellic checks it. Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Bellic backpedaling.
A nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick. Bellic throws a lazy head kick and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body. Taylor throws the left hand but Bellic avoids the punch easily. Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bellic throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A swing and a miss from Bellic.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bellic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Taylor tries to clinch but Bellic is having none of it. Taylor throws a leg kick but Bellic moved away. Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bellic, pushing him back against the cage. Taylor throws a head punch that misses. Bellic breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bellic. Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor tries to work over Bellic's front leg with a kick but Bellic checks it. Bellic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Bellic 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. Taylor closes the distance and pushes Bellic back into the cage. Bellic blocks a body shot from Taylor. Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle. Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Bellic.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Bellic takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Taylor breaks the clinch.
Bellic misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand. A head kick by Bellic misses and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The fighters circle momentarily. Bellic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Bellic throws a leg kick that misses. Bellic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Bellic looks winded! A head kick misses from Taylor. Taylor checks a leg kick. Bellic blocks the body kick.
Bellic misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bellic feints a jab promting Taylor to slip. Bellic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taylor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bellic on the side of the head.
Bellic is rocked! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bellic thows a leg kick but Taylor checks it and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bellic is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him? Crack! A monster head kick from Taylor and Bellic falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Buddy Taylor! After winning the bout, Buddy Taylor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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