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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damian Taylor (ranked 2956 p4p, 22502 weight class) and Charlie Bravo (ranked 291 p4p, 458 weight class). Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw. Charlie Bravo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous GnP
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Taylor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Bravo circles away.
Bravo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bravo drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bravo feints a jab promting Taylor to slip. Bravo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taylor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bravo cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bravo scores with the left hand. Taylor knows he should have avoided that one.
Bravo throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor .
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but Bravo manages to avoid it.
Taylor throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bravo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bravo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taylor with a body shot.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor cracks Bravo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Charlie Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor defending well as Bravo loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bravo throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor .
Bravo dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravo is rocked!
Bravo misses with a wild combination.
Bravo throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Bravo lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor 's hand.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo lands with a shot to the body.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bravo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Bravo saw that one coming.
Taylor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bravo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor 's head backwards.
Bravo goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
Bravo throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Bravo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Bravo tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bravo tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Taylor prevents Bravo from breaking the clinch.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bravo can't break the clinch.
Bravo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Damian Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Bravo.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor is working Bravo over against the cage.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor .
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bravo is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Taylor .
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor .
Taylor is leaning against Bravo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravo.
Bravo scores with a jab to the head.
Taylor clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor prevents Bravo from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor .
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Bravo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bravo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Taylor .
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Bravo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo gets tackled into the cage by Taylor . Taylor maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bravo.
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!
Taylor pushes Bravo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Bravo's head.
Bravo tries to stall but Taylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bravo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Bravo working hard to break the clinch.
Bravo is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bravo connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Charlie Bravo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Bravo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bravo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bravo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bravo lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Bravo stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy left from Bravo finds it's target.
Bravo swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Taylor .
Taylor tries to clinch but Bravo is having none of it.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bravo! Taylor dives in looking to finish! Bravo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Taylor !
Our winner, Damian Taylor , 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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hype
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