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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kal Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tayber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Terravita - Adult Robot Kung Fu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kal Too!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jebidiah Tayber!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayber tries to close the distance and clinch but Too swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Too displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Too tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tayber works over Too's head and body with a nice combination.
Too closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tayber circles away.
That kick from Tayber tenderised Too's leg. Too is trying to keep his angry face on.
Too misses with a jab, cross combination.
Too tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tayber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Tayber coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tayber slaps away a takedown attempt from Too, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tayber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Too tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tayber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Too somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tayber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tayber closes the distance and clinches.
Tayber lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Too is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Too tries to score a body lock takedown but Tayber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tayber tries a body shot but Too blocks it.
Too avoids a wild elbow strike from Tayber.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tayber.
Tayber scores with a shot to the side of Too's head.
Too misses with some punches.
Tayber lands a nice knee to the body.
Too lands a nice uppercut.
Too tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tayber avoids a wild elbow strike from Too.
Tayber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Too takes an elbow to the temple.
Too misses with a short punch on the inside.
Too throws a punch but it's blocked by Tayber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too breaks the clinch.
Tayber lands with a kick to the ribs.
Too is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tayber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Tayber. That snapped Too's head back.
Tayber closes the distance and pushes Too back into the cage.
Tayber lands an elbow just above Too 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Tayber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Too tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Too working aggressively here.
Tayber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tayber jabs Too to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Too on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Too avoids a kick to the body.
Tayber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Too takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tayber tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayber lands the left hand.
Too gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tayber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jebidiah Tayber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tayber connects with a single shot there.
Too moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tayber.
Tayber scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tayber pushes Too up against the cage in a clinch.
Tayber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tayber lands a nice uppercut.
Too takes an elbow to the temple.
Tayber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Too.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tayber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tayber gets underhooks to prevent Too's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too managing to block the knees to the body from Tayber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Too.
Too swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tayber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Too has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tayber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Too. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tayber lands a shoulder strike.
Too jumps guard but Tayber stands there with Too around his waist. Too gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tayber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Too shoots in looking for a takedown. Tayber tries to sprawl out of it but Too keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tayber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tayber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Too to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tayber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tayber cracks a nice hook into Too's ribs.
Too keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Tayber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Tayber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Tayber.
Kal Too seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Too moves out of range of the body kick from Tayber.
Tayber tries to sprawl but Too drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tayber is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Too's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Too's back!
Too has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Too tries to roll but Tayber sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tayber is looking to control Too but Too is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Too trying to get back to his feet but Tayber is in full control for now.
Tayber slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber scores with punches to the body.
Too is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tayber gets his way!
Too wants to control his opponent's hands but Tayber gets his hands free.
Tayber tries to keep control of the position but Too is staying busy.
Tayber lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Too is keeping busy.
Tayber looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayber trying to control momentarily.
Tayber scores with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Too is trying to break free.
Will Tayber go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Tayber lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Too prevents Tayber from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too tries to escape the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Tayber.
Jebidiah Tayber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Too is trying to stand back up.
Tayber softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Good control from Tayber.
Tayber keeps control of the position as Too tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayber tries to get the hooks in deep but Too pushed the leg off.
Too looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Tayber is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Too trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Tayber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Too tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tayber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Too is looking to clinch.
Too fails in his attempt to clinch.
Too takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tayber throws out a leg kick but Too moves out of range and Tayber only half commits.
Jebidiah Tayber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Too shoots and misses
and Tayber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Too tries to keep at a distance but Tayber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tayber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Too managing to block the knees to the body from Tayber.
Too misses with an elbow over the top.
Tayber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tayber.
Too is looking to clinch but Tayber is avoiding it.
Tayber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Too takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Too moves into the clinch successfully.
Too misses with the head strike.
Too looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Too.
A hook to the body from Tayber.
Too tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Tayber.
It looks like Kal Too has been cut.
Tayber prevents a body shot from Too.
Too takes a shot to the head.
Tayber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tayber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Too is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tayber's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayber wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tayber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Too is looking to work some ground and pound but Tayber has wrist control.
Tayber wants to improve his position but instead Too has moved into half guard.
Tayber is not content to let Too control the position.
Too is pressing down on Tayber's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tayber is holding on for now.
Tayber is trying to stand up here but Too is controlling him well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tayber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too trying to control but Tayber is working from the bottom.
Too stopping the sweep attempt from Tayber.
Too being controlled here momentarily.
Too content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tayber uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tayber lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tayber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Too thinking.
Kal Too is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tayber leaves Too with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tayber lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tayber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Too moves away.
Tayber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tayber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Too with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tayber to score with a decent uppercut.
Tayber scores with a head kick.
Too shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tayber defends it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Too sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tayber thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Tayber really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kal Too's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Too shoots and misses
and Tayber counters with a leg kick.
Tayber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Too with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tayber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tayber misses with a body shot.
Tayber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tayber feints and then cracks Too's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Too down.
Tayber lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tayber drops Too with a nice combination! Tayber dives into Too's guard, looking to finish!
Too is rocked!
Tayber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oh Too is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tayber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Too working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tayber.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tayber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Too seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jebidiah Tayber wasn't active enough on the ground.
Too wants to clinch up but Tayber keeps it at a distance.
Too manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tayber on his heels. He'll look to pass Tayber's guard now, I'm sure.
Too got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tayber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Too has managed to get both his arms back between Tayber's legs - danger averted.
Tayber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Too is fighting to break Tayber's control of his arms but Tayber is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tayber trying to keep a closed guard but Too is proving a slippery customer.
Tayber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too trying to control the position from guard on top but Tayber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tayber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tayber keeping full guard, as Too tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tayber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Too shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Too showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Too missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tayber is looking for a sweep. Too is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too content to control rather than advance.
Too trying to pass the guard but Tayber defending well.
Tayber actively working from the bottom here.
Too stalling away here and it's allowed Tayber to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Too pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tayber is keeping the position for now.
Tayber is trying to control the position but Too postures up.
Tayber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Too is one step ahead there.
Tayber pushes Too off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Too has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Too there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tayber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Too.
Too shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Too staying out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tayber stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kal Too. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Too on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Too tries to clinch but Tayber is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Tayber dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kal Too's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tayber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tayber lands a really nice looking cross but Too seems unphased.
Too tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tayber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tayber misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Tayber finds it's target.
Too misses with a looping left.
Tayber closes the distance and clinches.
Too wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Too.
Too misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tayber as Too tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Too takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Too goes for a takedown attempt but Tayber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Too manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tayber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Too counters with a takedown into side control.
Too working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Too trying to control the position but Tayber is working away.
Tayber regains half guard.
Too working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kal Too has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tayber controls his leg.
Too thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tayber's head.
Too uses his free foot to push down on Tayber's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tayber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tayber wants to control but Too is having none of it.
Tayber regains half guard.
Tayber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tayber is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too works his way into full mount!
Too prevents Tayber from getting the reversal.
Too scoring with strikes but Tayber is staying in there.
Too looking to ground and pound but Tayber is blocking nicely.
Too trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Too has control of Tayber's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tayber regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too prevents Tayber from getting the reversal.
Tayber wants to control but Too is having none of it.
Too looking to control but Tayber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Too throwing strikes here but Tayber is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tayber is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kal Too showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tayber 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebidiah Tayber!
Jebidiah Tayber is the new lightweight champion!
Jebidiah Tayber decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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