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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomaz Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleischkaes Aktion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's entrance music is Taylor Gang. A fine choice. Fleischkaes Aktion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 cm
21
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
25
152 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomaz Taylor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fleischkaes Aktion! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aktion throws a head kick that misses. Aktion misses with a low kick. Aktion connects with a high kick. Aktion throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it. Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Aktion moves out of range. Aktion looks to land a body kick but Taylor moved away. Taylor lands with an uppercut that bounces Aktion off the cage and back into rage. Aktion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Taylor has Aktion up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taylor is working Aktion over against the cage. Taylor scores with a shoulder strike. A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short uppercut from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aktion missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Aktion looks gassed! Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Aktion being controlled against the cage. Taylor seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aktion. Taylor lands a shoulder strike. Taylor is leaning against Aktion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Taylor taking a breather. A short right from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Good body shot from Taylor.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle. Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aktion backwards. Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short left from Taylor. Taylor lands a shoulder strike. A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut. Taylor stalling the fight.
Taylor lands with a right to the head. Taylor lands a body shot. The referee calls for Taylor to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thomaz Taylor. Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aktion, pushing him back against the cage. Taylor lands a nice shot to the body. A shot in the inside from Taylor. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The referee calls for Taylor to work.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aktion backwards. Taylor throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomaz Taylor dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor has Aktion up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Taylor has Aktion pushed against the cage. Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor. Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch. Aktion is breathing heavily. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aktion's brow. A body shot lands from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
Taylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Taylor gets through Aktion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Aktion's head. Taylor lands a shoulder strike. Aktion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Taylor lands a nice shot to the body. Taylor gets through Aktion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Taylor is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Taylor.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut. A short uppercut from Taylor. Taylor cracks Aktion with a nice body shot. Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aktion backwards. Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short uppercut from Taylor. Taylor is struggling to control the position. Taylor digs a right hand into Aktion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aktion's gas tank. Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch. Thomaz Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far. A short left from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Taylor lands with a light punch inside. Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aktion up against the cage. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Taylor for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Aktion takes a knee to the side of the body. Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch. Taylor has Aktion pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aktion or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taylor pushes Aktion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aktions head. Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aktion can do to turn this around? Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
A short right from Taylor. Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aktion backwards. Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aktion up against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A short uppercut from Taylor. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aktion backwards. A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomaz Taylor dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor moves into the clinch. Aktion tries to stall but Taylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taylor lands with a left to the head. Taylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor lands a body punch. Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch. Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Taylor lands a nice shot to the body. Taylor works on Aktion's body with a couple of short punches. A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head. Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Taylor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside. A hook to the body from Taylor.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Taylor.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch. A body shot lands from Taylor.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Taylor works on Aktion's body with a couple of short punches. Taylor is working Aktion over against the cage. Taylor digs a right hand into Aktion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aktion's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch. Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Taylor lands a body punch. Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor digs a right hand into Aktion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aktion's gas tank. Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aktion backwards. Taylor cracks Aktion with a nice body shot. Thomaz Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Aktion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Taylor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Taylor stalling the fight.
Taylor digs a right hand into Aktion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aktion's gas tank. A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
Taylor prevents Aktion from breaking the clinch. Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Taylor digs a right hand into Aktion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aktion's gas tank. Fleischkaes Aktion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Good body shot from Taylor.
And that's the end of the fight! Thomaz Taylor showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomaz Taylor!
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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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