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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rav Kapur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Taylor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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262 lbs
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195 cm
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252 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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 London, Rav Kapur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Kapur.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Kapur's head but Kapur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kapur moves away
and Kapur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor looking to stall.
Kapur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Kapur keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Rav Kapur has been cut.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kapur won't allow it.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor gets control of Kapur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kapur stops Taylor from standing up.
Taylor pushes Kapur off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kapur moves away
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kapur misses with an elbow strike.
Taylor gets control of Kapur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor controls Kapur momentarily but Kapur frees himself.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Kapur controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kapur moves into the clinch.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Kapur.
It looks like Phil Taylor has been cut.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kapur pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rav Kapur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kapur moves away
and Kapur moves into the clinch.
Kapur stops a takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kapur pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kapur.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Kapur improves position.
Kapur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Kapur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kapur misses with an elbow over the top.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kapur lands a knee to the head.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Kapur.
Taylor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kapur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kapur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kapur could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kapur lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Kapur, against the ropes.
Kapur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kapur misses with an elbow over the top.
Kapur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kapur landing knees to the head.
Kapur misses with a knee strike.
Kapur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Kapur throws an elbow that misses.
Kapur crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Taylor wants to break free but Kapur has control.
Kapur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Kapur looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Kapur looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Kapur gets underhooks to prevent Taylor's takedown attempt.
Taylor taking a breather.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kapur misses with an elbow strike.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Kapur.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor has his takedown stuffed
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor just leaning against Kapur, taking a breather.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Kapur throws an elbow that misses.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Kapur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Kapur keeps it at a distance.
Kapur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Kapur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kapur misses with an elbow strike.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor gets through Kapur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Kapur keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kapurs head.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Kapur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kapur pinned against the cage. Kapur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rav Kapur will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kapur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kapur lands a knee to the head.
Kapur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kapur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taylor's brow.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kapur.
Kapur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor tries to stall but Kapur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Kapur circles away easily
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kapur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Taylor.
Taylor digs a right hand into Kapur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kapur's gas tank.
Kapur managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Kapur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Taylor wants to stall.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Kapur, against the ropes.
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kapur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Rav Kapur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Kapur wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Kapur is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Kapur rushes Taylor and presses him up against the ropes.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor trying to stall but Kapur improves his position.
Kapur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kapur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Kapur circles away.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Kapur improves position.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Kapur misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kapur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets through Kapur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kapur.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kapur is having none of it.
Kapur is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kapur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kapur tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Kapur.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Kapur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kapur wants to clinch
and Kapur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kapur clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Kapur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Kapur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rav Kapur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Taylor.
Kapur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Taylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kapur's brow.
Kapur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kapur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Kapur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Kapur has double underhooks.
Kapur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kapur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kapur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kapur up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taylor wants to clinch
and Kapur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kapur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kapur backwards.
Kapur misses with a knee to the head.
Kapur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor decides to pull guard.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kapur manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but instead Kapur has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Taylor wants to stand up but Kapur is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kapur doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Kapur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapur lands an elbow inside.
Kapur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Kapur.
Knees to the body from Kapur.
Kapur scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kapur.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Kapur lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Kapur misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kapur is keeping busy.
Kapur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kapur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Kapur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kapur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Kapur lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Taylor looking for a takedown.
Rav Kapur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Taylor.
Kapur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Kapur is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapur throws an elbow but it misses.
Taylor avoids a wild elbow strike from Kapur.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kapur won't allow it.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Taylor wants to break free but Kapur has control.
Kapur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kapur lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
Taylor pushes Kapur off and scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Taylor misses
and Kapur counters by clinching up.
Kapur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kapur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kapur gets underhooks to prevent Taylor's takedown attempt.
Kapur landing knees to the body.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kapur keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kapur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Kapur's head.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Kapur, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Taylor.
Kapur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Kapur misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Kapur scores with a knee to the head.
Kapur lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Taylor wants a takedown.
Kapur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kapur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Kapur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor pushes off an throws an elbow but Kapur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Kapur is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rav Kapur.
I think Kapur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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