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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Pace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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144 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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171 cm
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141 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Pace!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Pace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pace tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Pace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pace forces Taylor back against the ropes and clinches.
Taylor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pace prevents it.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Pace gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taylor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pace lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pace pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pace throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pace looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Pace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pace using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Pace throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Pace holds him up against the ropes and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet.
Pace tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Pace looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Pace manages to get underhooks.
Pace misses with an elbow over the top.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Pace won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pace.
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
Pace trying to land knees to the body.
Pace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Pace shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pace throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pace unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pace tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Pace looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Pace putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pace is fighting off a takedown attempt but Taylor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pace to the mat. Pace regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stops Pace from standing up.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Pace is retaining full guard.
Pace pulls Taylor in to control the position.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pace is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pace has escaped and now he's on top!
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Pace decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Pace.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pace sprawls well. Pace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor misses the jab.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pace swivels and escapes.
Pace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Pace dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taylor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pace is trying to escape the mount.
Pace defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Taylor.
Taylor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pace has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pace!
Pace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace wants to stand but Taylor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pace trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Pace is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Pace controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pace wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to advance to mount but can't.
Taylor prevents Pace from escaping the position.
Pace is trying to get back to half guard.
Pace taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pace prevents Taylor from moving into mount.
Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pace, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pace sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pace is defending against the submission attempts here by Taylor.
Taylor prevents Pace from improving his position.
Pace is defending against the submission attempts here by Taylor.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Taylor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pace staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pace doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
A leg kick checked by Pace.
Pace wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor shoots in but Pace avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pace moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pace but Pace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor lands with an overhand left.
Pace wants to clinch.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Pace moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pace as he avoids it easily.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Charlie Pace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pace sprawls well. Pace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pace tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pace's waist but Pace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pace tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Nice elbow from Pace.
Pace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pace lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor tries to pull guard but Pace holds him up against the ropes and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet.
Pace using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pace using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Pace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor avoiding damage as Pace throws knees to the body.
Pace misses with an elbow over the top.
Pace tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Pace manages to get underhooks.
Pace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Pace.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Pace.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Pace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pace lands an elbow inside.
Pace tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Taylor looking for a takedown.
Pace scores with a knee to the head.
Pace misses with a knee strike.
Pace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pace tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
That's four 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.
Pace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pace lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pace with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Pace won't allow it.
Taylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pace walks away with a smile on his face. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Pace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pace moves into the clinch successfully.
Pace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pace unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pace pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Pace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Pace!
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energy
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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