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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Duster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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202 lbs
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Excellent 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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knuckle Duster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor throws a hook but Duster avoids it easily.
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duster throws a combination that misses
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duster scores with a nice right hand.
Duster connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Duster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.
Duster looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duster was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duster misses with a head kick.
Duster throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Duster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor tries to break free but Duster pushes him back against the cage.
Duster tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duster misses with some punches.
Taylor tries a body shot but Duster blocks it.
Duster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor tries to work over Duster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor works on Duster's body with a couple of short punches.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Duster blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Duster tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Duster back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Duster controls the action.
Duster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Duster has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Duster.
Duster working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Duster is breathing heavily.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duster blocks an uppercut.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
Duster misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Duster controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Duster.
Duster tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Duster.
Duster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Duster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duster's elbow.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Duster takes a shot to the head.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Duster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duster in his tracks.
Duster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Duster avoids it well.
Taylor swings for the body but Duster moves out of range.
Knuckle Duster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor swings for the body but Duster moves out of range.
Duster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taylor throws a body punch but Duster moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor moves out of range as Duster throws a body kick.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Duster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Taylor.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duster rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Duster slips the punch.
Duster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duster throws a head kick that Taylor semi-blocks.
Taylor cracks Duster with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duster misses with a low kick as Taylor jumps back.
Taylor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Duster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Duster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duster at a distance.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Duster's ribs.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor 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.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Shane Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duster in his tracks.
A lazy left from Duster finds it's target.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Duster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duster under the eye.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor punishes Duster's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Duster ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duster manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Taylor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duster keeps Taylor at a distance using the push kick.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Duster is out of range.
Taylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duster.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Duster is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor misses with a hook
and Duster counters with a solid body kick.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Duster moved out of range.
Duster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Duster counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Duster.
Duster prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Duster controls his hands.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Duster controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duster.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duster.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Duster moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Duster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Duster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duster misses with a leg kick.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Duster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor swings for the body but Duster moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Duster.
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!
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Duster counters with a thumping low kick.
Duster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Duster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Duster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Duster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Duster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.
Duster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Duster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Taylor 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.
Nice body kick there by Duster.
Duster connects with the punch.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Duster moves away and avoids it.
Duster cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Duster slips under a jab from Taylor.
Duster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Duster misses.
Duster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Duster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taylor catches Duster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duster slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Duster is out of range.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Duster ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Duster's shoulder, as Duster tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duster scrambles back to his feet.
Duster tries to land a front kick but Taylor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Duster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duster tries a head kick but it misses.
Duster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duster.
Taylor throws a body punch but Duster moves out of range.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor throws a hook but Duster blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Duster in a clinch.
Shane Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duster gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duster.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor presses Duster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Duster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duster's elbow.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Duster controls the action.
Duster blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duster lands with a slapping head kick.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Duster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Duster throws a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Duster throws a head kick that misses.
Duster throws a solid leg kick but Taylor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duster.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Duster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Taylor finds it's target.
Duster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Duster.
Duster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duster.
Duster thumps Taylor with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duster is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duster tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duster eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Duster slips under a jab from Taylor.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duster scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Duster is just out of range.
Duster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duster, as that shot connected.
Duster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Duster does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Taylor really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duster walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taylor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duster throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duster manages to avoid it.
Duster tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taylor is able to avoid easily.
Taylor throws a body punch but Duster moves out of range.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Duster.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Duster throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Duster looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Duster connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taylor jabs Duster right on the nose. Duster blinks but takes it well.
Duster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duster.
Duster scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duster swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Duster stalks Taylor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taylor's face. Taylor staggers backwards, shaken.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Duster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Duster ducks down to avoid it.
Duster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Taylor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Duster.
Duster lands a head kick. Taylor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Duster finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Duster.
Duster lands with a nice body kick.
Taylor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duster lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Duster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duster feints and then cracks Taylor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taylor down.
Duster drops Taylor with a big left hand! Taylor is injured, injured bad! Duster jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckle Duster!
Knuckle Duster retains his light heavyweight title!
Knuckle Duster decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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