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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ominous Odinson (ranked 1855 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Mick Taylor (ranked 125 p4p, 127 weight class). Taylor has chosen Better Get A Lawyer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Ominous Odinson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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135
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ominous Odinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Odinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Odinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Odinson sprawls well.
Ominous Odinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Taylor.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Odinson. Taylor shrugs it off though.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
We've been told by Odinson's head coaches at Slaughterhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taylor moves out of range as Odinson strikes.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Odinson tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Odinson to the ground. Odinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Odinson, which made it look bad.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odinson throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Odinson defends it well.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
enabling Odinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Odinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown but Odinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taylor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson cracks Taylor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Odinson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Taylor to stand back up!
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odinson throws out the jab.
Odinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Odinson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Taylor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Odinson.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Odinson tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Odinson to the ground. Odinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Odinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taylor shoots and misses
letting Odinson counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Odinson misses the target.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Odinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Odinson lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
Odinson connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Odinson throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Odinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donk. Odinson catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Odinson misses.
Odinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Odinson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Odinson scores with a nice body kick.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Odinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Odinson's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Odinson holds on and takes a little breather.
Odinson keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Odinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Odinson has control of Taylor's left arm, preventing Taylor from doing any damage.
Taylor drops back looking for a leg! Odinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Odinson manages to kick Taylor off! Taylor jumps back into Odinson's guard.
Taylor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Odinson is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Odinson ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Odinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Odinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Odinson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Odinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Odinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mick Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Odinson but Odinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Odinson is looking to counter punch.
Odinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ominous Odinson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Odinson swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Odinson tries to land a front kick but Taylor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Odinson misses with a head kick.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taylor defending well as Odinson loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Odinson's head but Odinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Odinson counters with a quick kick to the body but Taylor blocks it.
Ominous Odinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Odinson is looking to land body kicks.
Odinson thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
Odinson loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor tries to counter with a clinch but Odinson shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Odinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Odinson is looking to counter punch.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Odinson circles away.
Ominous Odinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Taylor.
Odinson with the inside leg kick.
Taylor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Odinson to the ground. Taylor is now in Odinson's guard.
Odinson is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Odinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Taylor stops Odinson from standing up.
Odinson trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Odinson trying to control the position here.
Taylor passes Odinson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Odinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odinson is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Odinson avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Odinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Taylor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Odinson wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Odinson is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taylor is trying to work for a kimura but Odinson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor not doing much here.
Taylor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Odinson won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Odinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Odinson with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Odinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor has a takedown stuffed.
Odinson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Taylor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Odinson sneaks back into half guard.
Taylor trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ominous Odinson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Odinson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Odinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taylor doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Odinson.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Odinson misses with a looping left.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
Odinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Odinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Odinson lands a big head kick that sends Taylor tumbling to the mat! Odinson takes a step backwards and waves Taylor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Odinson finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Odinson counters with a solid body kick.
A cross from Odinson lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Odinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Odinson drops Taylor with a big left hand! Taylor is injured, injured bad! Odinson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ominous Odinson!
Ominous Odinson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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