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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distacio comes to the cage accompanied by Art of War. Harry Distacio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Taylor's chin.
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194 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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202 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Nice cross by Taylor.
Distacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Distacio.
Distacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Distacio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch but Distacio moves out of range.
Distacio misses with a body kick.
Distacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Distacio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor works Distacio's body with a nice hook.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Distacio is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Distacio in a clinch.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Distacio tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Distacio back against the cage.
Distacio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taylor after a bit of a struggle.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Distacio's elbow.
Distacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Distacio.
Taylor tries a body shot but Distacio blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Distacio.
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Distacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Distacio blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Distacio controls his hands.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Distacio controls his hands.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Distacio.
Distacio blocks an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Distacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Distacio looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Distacio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Distacio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Distacio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Distacio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Distacio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Distacio manages to break the clinch.
Distacio avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Distacio throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor digs a good hook to Distacio's body.
Taylor with a hook.
Distacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Distacio. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Distacio rather than just go for the knockout.
Distacio misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Distacio throws a leg kick but Taylor checks it.
Nice cross by Taylor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Taylor.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Distacio's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Taylor swings for the body but Distacio moves out of range.
Distacio looking to score a takedown here. Taylor is defending well but Distacio drives through and ends up in Taylor's guard.
Distacio throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Distacio trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Distacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Distacio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Distacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Distacio won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Distacio is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Distacio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Distacio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Distacio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook but Distacio blocks it.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Distacio fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Taylor to the ground. Distacio is now in Taylor's guard.
Distacio stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Distacio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Distacio controls the pace.
Taylor is adopting a defensive guard.
Distacio stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Distacio throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio throws a big elbow that misses.
Distacio postures up.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Distacio.
Taylor is adopting a defensive guard.
Shane Taylor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Distacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor rushes Distacio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Distacio lands a nice uppercut.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Distacio controls his hands.
Distacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shane Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Distacio misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Distacio on that attempt.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Distacio.
Taylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Distacio catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Distacio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Distacio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor is staying active underneath Distacio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Distacio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Distacio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Distacio throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Distacio's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Distacio will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Distacio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Distacio is on top in guard.
Taylor seems keen to control Distacio's posture.
Distacio trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Distacio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor's brow.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Distacio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Distacio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Distacio trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Distacio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor trying to control the position here.
Distacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Distacio postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Distacio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab by Taylor.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Distacio avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Distacio.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Distacio counters with an inside leg kick.
Distacio scores with a nice body kick.
Distacio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor moves out of range as Distacio throws a body kick.
Good work by Taylor as he checks the leg kick.
Distacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Distacio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Distacio throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio throws a combination. Taylor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Distacio moved out of range nicely.
Taylor cracks Distacio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Distacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Distacio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Distacio trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Distacio throws an elbow but Taylor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Distacio trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Distacio misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Distacio postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor dodges the ground and pound from Distacio.
Distacio has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Distacio looking to finish with strikes here!
Distacio unloads with some shots from mount but Taylor bucks and avoids them well.
Distacio looking to finish with strikes here!
Distacio wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
Distacio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Distacio isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Distacio's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Distacio!
Harry Distacio retains his light heavyweight title!
Harry Distacio tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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