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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomaz Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Taylor Gang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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130 lbs
12 - 26 - 0 |
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170 cm
23
144 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
12 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fyodor Pending!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomaz Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pending with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pending takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pending could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Taylor scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Pending chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taylor can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pending misses with a combination
and Taylor counters by clinching up.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pending jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Pending around his waist. Pending gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Taylor.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Taylor's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pending drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fyodor Pending. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Pending.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor presses Pending against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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 Pending or not.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor lands an elbow inside.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Pending takes an elbow to the temple.
Pending is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pending fails to pull guard.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pending wants a takedown but no success here.
A bit of stalling here from Taylor.
Pending goes for a takedown attempt but Taylor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Pending is working for takedown but Taylor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pending has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taylor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pending jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Pending around his waist. Pending gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fyodor Pending. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor slowing the pace effectively.
Pending drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taylor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taylor lands with an uppercut that bounces Pending off the cage and back into rage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Pending should have avoided that one.
Pending with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Pending backing up. Pending nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Pending shoots and misses
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pending moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pending tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pending clinches up against the cage.
Taylor works on Pending's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor jumps into guard, dragging Pending to the mat.
Taylor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pending is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomaz Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pending fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomaz Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Pending.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
Pending fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor slows down the pace here.
Pending drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fyodor Pending. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pending takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Pending jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Pending gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pending fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pending misses with a takedown attempt
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Taylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pending tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomaz Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pending fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fyodor Pending has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor darts in and clinches Pending up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomaz Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
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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FIGHT
RATING
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