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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taram Douglass (ranked 3911 p4p, 3933 weight class) and Zane Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taram Douglass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zane Takala!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglass darts in and clinches Takala up against the cage.
Takala breaks the clinch.
Douglass drives through with a takedown into guard.
Douglass tries to free his leg and advance position but Takala is retaining full guard.
Douglass advances position into side control!
Douglass throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takala avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Douglass.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglass is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Takala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglass tries for a kimura but Takala is defending well.
Douglass remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Douglass is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Takala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Douglass decides to stand back up. Douglass steps back and let's Takala get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala stuns Douglass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Takala. That snapped Douglass's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takala.
Takala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Douglass wants to clinch.
Takala gets caught napping as Douglass dives in and scores a takedown. Takala manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Douglass accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Douglass controlling from the top position.
Douglass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglass looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Douglass advances position into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taram Douglass dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takala misses with a few strikes there.
Douglass looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zane Takala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Douglass clinches with his opponent.
Douglass pulls guard successfully.
Douglass controlling the position.
Takala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Takala looking to sit in guard and control but Douglass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglass throwing strikes from guard but Takala blocks nicely.
Douglass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takala can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douglass.
Douglass tries to free his leg and advance position but Takala is retaining full guard.
Douglass looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Douglass slips nicely into half guard.
Taram Douglass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Douglass is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Douglass seems content to control.
Douglass thows a huge punch but Takala dodges it nicely.
Douglass content to control rather than advance.
Douglass trying to pass the guard but Takala defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglass works his foot free and advances to mount.
Douglass looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poor strikes thrown by Douglass there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Douglass looking to control and managing it successfully.
Douglass working for a guillotine from mount but Takala is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglass thowing shots but they're missing.
Douglass controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Douglass has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taram Douglass dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice jab there from Takala.
Zane Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglass is looking to clinch.
Takala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takala gets caught flat footed, as Douglass shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Douglass looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Douglass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglass controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglass stands and throws Takala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Douglass has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Douglass drives through and clinches with Takala against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala trying to control the position but instead, Douglass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takala into the cage.
Douglass tries a knee to the head but Takala blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Douglass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Douglass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Takala to the mat! Takala manages to get full guard.
Douglass slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Douglass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Takala, up you get!
Douglass has his takedown stuffed
and Takala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Douglass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takala is out of range and Douglass settles back down.
Douglass shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Takala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Douglass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Douglass throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Douglass is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takala defends it well.
Douglass looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglass thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takala's head.
Douglass content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Douglass is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Douglass is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takala defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taram Douglass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Douglass, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taram Douglass!
Our winner, Taram Douglass, 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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