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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takada comes to the cage accompanied by Super Mario Bros Theme Soundtrack . Nintendo Takada had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
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202 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nintendo Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Takada.
Taylor misses the jab.
Takada lands an overhand right.
Takada fails with a takedown attempt.
Takada connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Takada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Takada swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Takada lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takada.
Taylor blocks a leg kick.
Taylor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takada to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takada was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Takada shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Takada.
Takada with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Takada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Takada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Takada persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor swings for the body but Takada moves out of range.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takada was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Takada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takada rather than just go for the knockout.
Takada fails to land the takedown.
Takada throws a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Takada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takada.
Takada wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Takada 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.
Takada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takada tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takada is one step ahead there.
Takada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takada throwing strikes but missing.
Takada passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Takada is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Takada is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Takada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Takada tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Takada is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Taylor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Takada.
Takada is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takada is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nintendo Takada dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takada misses with a body shot.
Takada connects with a high kick.
Takada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Takada persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takada counters with a big head kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Takada lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick from Takada lands but Taylor takes it in his stride.
Taylor punishes Takada's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor tries to clinch but Takada is having none of it.
Taylor cracks Takada with an open hand slap.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor misses with a hook. Takada ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takada looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takada's head.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Takada moved out of range.
Takada misses the shot to the body.
Shane Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada just misses with a punch to the body.
Takada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takada thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takada drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Takada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Takada goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Taylor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Takada but great work by Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working away.
Takada tries to improve position but can't.
Taylor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Takada to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor tries to clinch there but Takada circles away.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Nice body kick from Takada.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takada.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor tries to clinch but Takada moves out of range.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Takada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor defending well as Takada loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takada works the jab nicely.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Takada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Takada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Takada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takada shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Takada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takada's elbow.
Taylor pushes Takada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Takada controls his hands.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Takada.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Takada blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Takada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Takada is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Takada tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
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.
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. This is the final round!
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Takada moves into the clinch.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takada tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Takada controls his hands.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Takada fails to land.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Takada controls his hands.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Takada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takada is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takada manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Takada is working an open guard so Taylor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Taylor blocks the leg kick.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor throws a jab when Takada was well out of range.
Takada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Takada can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Takada is looking for a takedown.
Takada struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Takada.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Takada avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Takada misses with some punches.
Takada takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Takada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Takada.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor gets through Takada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada looking for a takedown.
Takada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taylor prevents it.
Takada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taylor lands a lovely overhand right.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Takada seems unphased.
Taylor throws the left hand but Takada avoids the punch easily.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Takada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takada moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Takada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takada momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Takada slips the punch.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Takada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Takada.
Takada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Takada slips the punch.
Takada throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Takada or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Takada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Taylor!
After the fight, Shane Taylor was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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