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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Acre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Taylor Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Taylor Ii told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Acre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Taylor Ii!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor Ii defending well as Acre loads up on a big left hand.
Acre missing with a left hand there. Taylor Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor Ii scores with a sloppy right hand. Acre should have avoided that one.
Taylor Ii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Acre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Acre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Acre tries a head kick but it misses.
Acre lands with a straight right. Taylor Ii didn't see that one coming.
Taylor Ii connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Acre doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acre throws a head kick but Taylor Ii moves out of range.
Taylor Ii tries to close the distance and clinch but Acre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor Ii closes the distance and clinches.
Acre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor Ii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Acre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Acre looking to stall.
Taylor Ii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taylor Ii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Acre takes one to the side of the head.
Taylor Ii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Acre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor Ii defending well as Acre loads up on a big left hand.
Acre throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor Ii.
Acre throws a head kick that misses.
Acre misses with a straight right.
Taylor Ii with a hook.
Acre misses with a hook. Taylor Ii ducked under it nicely.
Acre looks to land a left hand but Taylor Ii moved out of range nicely.
Acre throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor Ii.
Jim Acre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor Ii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Acre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taylor Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Acre throws a hook to the side of Taylor Ii's head but Taylor Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Acre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor Ii with a nice cross.
Taylor Ii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Acre tried to score with a low kick but Taylor Ii checks it.
Acre throws a hook to the side of Taylor Ii's head but Taylor Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Acre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Acre throws a lazy right hand but Taylor Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taylor Ii ducks under a wild hook from Acre.
Taylor Ii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Acre under the eye.
Acre lands a high kick!
A jab from Taylor Ii finds it's way through Acre's defenses.
Acre throws out a loose jab but Taylor Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acre misses with an uppercut. Taylor Ii saw that one coming.
Taylor Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Acre doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor Ii lands a jab to Acre's midsection.
Acre misses with a straight right.
Acre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Acre throws a hook but Taylor Ii avoids it easily.
Taylor Ii is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Acre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Acre swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Acre misses the target.
Acre throws a leg kick but Taylor Ii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor Ii doesn't manage to clinch there - Acre circles away.
Taylor Ii lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor Ii scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor Ii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Acre. Acre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor Ii takes one to the chin there.
Acre swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor Ii lands a slapping body shot.
Acre throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor Ii.
Taylor Ii drives through and clinches with Acre against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Taylor Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor Ii breaks from the clinch.
Acre looks to land a left hand but Taylor Ii moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Acre misses.
Acre gets tackled into the cage by Taylor Ii. Taylor Ii maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Acre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Acre throws an off balance right hand
enabling Taylor Ii to counter with a crisp jab.
Acre throws a poor cross that misses
so Taylor Ii counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor Ii controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acre trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor Ii is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor Ii stopping the sweep attempt from Acre.
Acre is looking for a triangle here but Taylor Ii uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Acre is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acre is trying to control Taylor Ii's posture but Taylor Ii avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Acre throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Taylor Ii dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor Ii lands with a right hand.
Taylor Ii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taylor Ii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Acre on the side of the head.
Acre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Acre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taylor Ii throws a nice looking combination but Acre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Acre throws a hook to the side of Taylor Ii's head but Taylor Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Acre throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor Ii moves out of range easily.
Acre misses with an uppercut
and Taylor Ii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Acre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taylor Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Acre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Acre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Acre lands a nice shot that snaps Taylor Ii's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor Ii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acre, pushing him back against the cage.
Acre misses with the head strike.
Taylor Ii breaks from the clinch.
Acre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor Ii.
Taylor Ii lands a glancing blow to the side of Acre's head.
Acre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor Ii lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acre throws out the jab.
Taylor Ii slips a jab from Acre.
Acre swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor Ii counters with a left and a right that stings Acre.
Acre misses with a hook. Taylor Ii ducked under it nicely.
Acre throws a hook to the side of Taylor Ii's head but Taylor Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Taylor Ii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor Ii.
Taylor Ii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Acre misses.
Nice takedown defense from Acre. No joy for Taylor Ii on that attempt.
Taylor Ii shoots in looking for a takedown. Acre tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor Ii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor Ii fails with a takedown attempt.
Jim Acre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Taylor Ii.
Taylor Ii clinches up against the cage.
Taylor Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acre has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor Ii wants a takedown.
Acre prevents Taylor Ii from breaking the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taylor Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Acre throws out a loose jab but Taylor Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor Ii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor Ii scores with the left hand. Acre knows he should have avoided that one.
Taylor Ii moves away from the strike by Acre.
Taylor Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acre throws out the jab.
Taylor Ii slips under a jab.
Acre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor Ii dips to his left and cracks Acre with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acre throws a hook to the side of Taylor Ii's head but Taylor Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor Ii moves into range and clinches up with Acre.
Taylor Ii working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor Ii is trying to drag Acre to the mat but Acre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Acre throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor Ii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Taylor Ii as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor Ii working hard to break the clinch.
Acre taking a breather.
Taylor Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor Ii is looking to land body kicks.
Acre loads up on a big right hand but Taylor Ii slips the punch.
Acre throws a lazy right hand but Taylor Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Acre misses with a head kick.
Acre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor Ii scores with a hook.
Taylor Ii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Acre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor Ii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acre.
Acre misses with an uppercut
and Taylor Ii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Acre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Acre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor Ii.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor Ii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Taylor Ii avoids the head kick by Acre.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor Ii shoots in for a double leg but Acre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Acre finds it's way through Taylor Ii's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Taylor Ii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Acre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Taylor Ii.
Taylor Ii scores with a hook.
Taylor Ii walks into a left hand.
Taylor Ii blocks a head kick by Acre.
Acre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor Ii.
Taylor Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acre.
Taylor Ii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luke Taylor Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Acre. No joy for Taylor Ii on that attempt.
Taylor Ii connects with a looping right hand.
Acre misses with an uppercut. Taylor Ii saw that one coming.
Acre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taylor Ii scores with a punch to the head.
Acre is rocked!
Taylor Ii's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor Ii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Acre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor Ii walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Acre drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Taylor Ii swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Acre's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Taylor Ii!
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energy
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hype
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