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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Bonin (ranked 22081 p4p, 2378 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 768 p4p, 327 weight class). William Bonin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonin throws a head kick that Taylor semi-blocks.
Taylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Taylor.
Taylor is looking to chop away at Bonin's legs.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonin misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor misses with a hook
and Bonin counters with a big head kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor swings for the body but Bonin moves out of range.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Bonin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Taylor tries to clinch but Bonin is having none of it.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Bonin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonin walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Bonin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonin.
Sloppy strikes from Bonin. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor just leaning against Bonin, taking a breather.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Bonin trying to stall but Taylor improves his position.
Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Bonin tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Bonin is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Bonin's head.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Bonin.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Bonin can't break the clinch.
Bonin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Bonin's head.
Bonin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
Bonin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
and Bonin counters with a nice body kick.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Bonin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Bonin controls the action.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonin backwards.
Bonin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor tries to work over Bonin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body.
Bonin tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
Bonin blocks an uppercut.
Bonin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Come on Bonin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taylor has Bonin pushed against the cage.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonin's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor pushes Bonin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Bonin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonin was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Bonin is looking to counter punch.
Taylor stuns Bonin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonin tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor is working Bonin over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Bonin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonin blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Bonin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonin is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Bonin working hard to break the clinch.
Bonin can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Bonin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
William Bonin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonin breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook but Bonin avoids it easily.
Bonin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonin is just out of range.
Good exchange - Taylor coming out on top.
Bonin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bonin gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
A short left from Taylor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Bonin.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonin blocks a body shot from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Taylor has Bonin pressed against the cage, preventing Bonin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonin is trying to maintain a safe position but Taylor gets an underhook and turns Bonin into the cage.
Bonin is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bonin has his back to the cage.
Taylor keeps control of Bonin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bonin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonin backwards.
Bonin is rocked!
Taylor creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bonin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bonin drops to his knees and Taylor pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meldrick Taylor!
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