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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taako Taaco (ranked 5003 p4p, 4344 weight class) and James Spinner (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 White Belt
Good knees
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Excellent boxer
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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 Helsinki, Taako Taaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spinner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taaco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spinner misses with a double jab.
Spinner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taaco circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Taaco was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spinner.
Taaco misses with a series of wild punches.
Spinner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taaco.
Taaco looks to land a left hand but Spinner moved out of range nicely.
Spinner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taaco circles away quickly and effectively.
Taaco checks a leg kick.
Spinner dodges the punch combination from Taaco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spinner catches Taaco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taaco rushes Spinner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taaco tries to land a knee to the head but Spinner blocks with his arms.
Spinner is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taaco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taaco connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Spinner has been cut.
Taaco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spinner blocks it with crossed arms.
Taaco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spinner blocks it with crossed arms.
Spinner wants to get back to striking at distance but Taaco won't allow it.
Spinner tries to break the clinch but Taaco is controlling the position.
Taaco scores a nice knee to the body.
Spinner looks winded!
Taaco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taaco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taaco crunches a lovely knee into Spinner's ribcage.
Taaco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spinner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taaco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spinner backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taaco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taaco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spinner backwards.
Spinner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spinner gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Taaco manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Spinner keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Taaco lands a knee to the head.
Taaco pushes Spinner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spinner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taaco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taaco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spinner is rocked!
Taaco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spinner is still on wobbly legs! Can Taaco finish him?
Spinner takes a shot to the head.
Taaco lands a big right hand that drops Spinner! The killer instinct kicks in and Taaco finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Taaco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taako Taaco!
James Spinner was interviewed post fight and said 'This loss doesn't define me. I'm a bad mofo no matter what. Come at me bro. '.
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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
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