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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Firash Taraki (ranked 6393 p4p, 3960 weight class) and Kao Toan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Firash Taraki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kao Toan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taraki throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Kao Toan has been cut.
Toan forces Taraki back against the cage and clinches.
Taraki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taraki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toan smiles and moves away.
Taraki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toan. That did some damage!
Firash Taraki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toan checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taraki.
Taraki throws a head kick that Toan semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taraki throws a lazy body kick
and Toan counters with a two punch combo.
Toan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taraki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Firash Taraki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taraki throws a sloppy head kick and Toan moves out of range easily.
Taraki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toan. That did some damage!
Taraki thumps Toan with a low kick.
Good work by Toan as he checks the leg kick.
Toan feints the counter takedown.
Toan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taraki, pushing him back against the cage.
Taraki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firash Taraki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taraki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taraki tries to pull guard but Toan won't allow it.
Taraki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taraki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taraki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taraki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toan walks away with a smile on his face. Taraki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taraki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taraki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taraki defends it well.
Toan misses with a takedown attempt - Taraki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Toan looks winded!
A slapping leg kick lands for Taraki.
Taraki throws a leg kick which misses Toan's front leg but catches the back leg as Toan tries to avoid it.
Taraki thumps Toan with a low kick.
Taraki is looking to clinch but Toan is avoiding it.
Toan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taraki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Taraki backs off Toan throws a huge counter combo but Taraki manages to avoid it all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toan checks the leg kick.
Toan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taraki defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taraki throws a solid leg kick but Toan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taraki.
Toan moves into the clinch successfully.
Toan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Toan lands a nice knee to the body.
Taraki jumps guard but Toan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taraki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toan is defending well for now.
Toan missing with knees to the body.
Taraki fails to pull guard.
Taraki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taraki blocks it with crossed arms.
Toan is trying to pull guard but Taraki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taraki tries to pull guard but Toan holds him up against the cage and eventually Taraki drops back down to his feet.
Taraki tries to pull guard but Toan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taraki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toan walks away with a smile on his face. Taraki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taraki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taraki lands a leg kick that knocks Toan off balance momentarily.
Taraki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toan takes a step back to recover.
Taraki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taraki gets tackled into the cage by Toan. Toan maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firash Taraki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kao Toan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Taraki.
Toan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Toan blocks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Taraki.
Taraki connects with an inside leg kick.
Toan moves out of range as Taraki throws a body kick.
Taraki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taraki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taraki connects with a solid leg kick.
Taraki connects with a high kick.
Taraki 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.
Toan is breathing heavily.
Taraki throws a solid leg kick but Toan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taraki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toan moves into the clinch.
Taraki jumps guard but Toan stands there with Taraki around his waist. Taraki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taraki jumps guard but Toan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taraki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toan walks away with a smile on his face. Taraki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firash Taraki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taraki misses with a low kick.
Taraki scores with a kick to the body.
Taraki scores with a head kick.
Taraki connects with a solid leg kick.
Taraki scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taraki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taraki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taraki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taraki throws a head kick that Toan semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taraki's waist but Taraki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toan off to one side.
Kao Toan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taraki tries to work over Toan's front leg with a kick but Toan checks it.
And Toan tries to counter it with a takedown but Taraki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Taraki throws a leg kick which misses Toan's front leg but catches the back leg as Toan tries to avoid it.
Taraki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toan.
Toan moves out of range of the leg kick from Taraki.
Taraki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toan takes a step back to recover.
Taraki scores with a head kick.
That has opened up Kao Toan's cut even more.
Firash Taraki is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Taraki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taraki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toan.
Taraki throws a low kick, looking for Toan's leg but Toan calmly moves out of range.
Taraki throws a front kick aimed at Toan's knee but Toan avoids it well.
Toan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Taraki's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Taraki lands with a slapping head kick.
Taraki is looking to slow Toan down with leg kicks.
Taraki fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taraki.
Taraki misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taraki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toan checks it well.
Toan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taraki.
Taraki throws a low kick, looking for Toan's leg but Toan calmly moves out of range.
Toan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taraki defends it well.
Toan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toan gets control of Taraki's arms and successfully pulls guard. Toan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taraki stands up from Toan's guard - Taraki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Toan takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Taraki connects with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firash Taraki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kao Toan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Toan.
Taraki misses with a low kick as Toan jumps back.
Toan has Taraki up against the cage in a clinch.
Taraki tries to pull guard but Toan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Taraki tries to pull guard but Toan won't allow it.
Toan successfully pulls guard.
Taraki stands up and waves to Toan to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toan doesn't manage to clinch there - Taraki circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taraki.
Taraki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toan is out of range and Taraki settles back down.
Toan is looking for the big counter here.
Toan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toan checks the leg kick.
And Toan tries to counter it with a takedown but Taraki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Taraki misses.
Taraki doesn't manage to clinch there - Toan circles away.
Toan moves in looking to clinch but Taraki pushes him off.
Toan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTaraki.
Taraki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taraki misses with a leg kick
and Toan counters with a takedown into side control.
Taraki bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Taraki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taraki can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Taraki tenderised Toan's leg. Toan is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Taraki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taraki scores with a head kick. Toan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A clash of legs there as Toan blocks the low kick.
Taraki is looking to slow Toan down with leg kicks.
Good work by Toan as he checks the leg kick.
Taraki throws a head kick but Toan moves out of range.
Toan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Taraki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toan can do to turn this around?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Taraki - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Taraki.
Taraki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toan. That did some damage!
Toan avoids the head kick by Taraki.
Toan moves out of range of the leg kick from Taraki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taraki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toan tries to clinch up.
Taraki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taraki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taraki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toan's sensitive parts.
Toan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Taraki.
Toan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taraki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taraki is trying to break the clinch but Toan has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taraki tries to pull guard but Toan holds him up against the cage and eventually Taraki drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firash Taraki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taraki jumps guard but Toan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taraki tries to pull guard but Toan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Taraki tries to pull guard but Toan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toan lands with a short shot to the head.
Taraki tries to pull guard but Toan holds him up against the cage and eventually Taraki drops back down to his feet.
Taraki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kao Toan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Firash Taraki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toan misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firash Taraki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taraki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firash Taraki!
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