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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amin Idba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Amin Idba enters the cage!
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Herbert Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Amin Idba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idba clinches.
Idba is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Idba controls his hands.
Taylor effectively controlling the action here.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
Taylor stalls.
Idba tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Idba drops back down to his feet.
Taylor has Idba pushed against the cage.
Taylor has Idba pressed against the cage, preventing Idba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idba misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into Idba's guard.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Idba's guard.
Idba tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Idba looks winded!
Idba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taylor prevents Idba from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Idba!
Taylor working Idba over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taylor tries to control but Idba wriggling away.
Idba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control the pace but Idba is squirming around nicely.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor trying to control but Idba is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Idba tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taylor cracks Idba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Idba is in a horrible position here. Taylor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Taylor landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to control but Idba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Idba's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taylor controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor breaks from Idba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Taylor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Idba back into the cage.
Taylor stalling.
Taylor pulls Idba into guard.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Idba throws a big right hand that misses.
Idba throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Taylor looking to control.
Idba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Idba won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor is trying to keep Idba in close.
Idba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Idba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Idba defends easily.
Taylor looking to control.
Idba controlling from the top position.
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Idba defends it easily.
Idba is looking to advance position but Taylor has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idba tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taylor landing strikes from the mount.
Taylor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Idba is trying to escape the mount.
Taylor controlling his opponent.
Idba tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taylor looking to control but Idba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor cracks Idba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taylor trying to control but Idba is having none of it.
Taylor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Idba's face.
Taylor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor landing strikes from the mount and Idba is in trouble!
Taylor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Idba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Taylor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Idba has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Taylor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Taylor 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.
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taylor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor looking to finish Idba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Idba!
Taylor lands a big shot there that rocks Idba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Taylor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Idba working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but Idba blocks it.
Taylor is stalling here.
Taylor lands an elbow just above Idba 's eye.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Idba controls his hands.
Idba tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Taylor.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Idba can do to turn this around?
Idba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Idba in a clinch.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Idba pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Idba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
Idba shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Herbert Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amin Idba.
Idba takes one to the side of the head.
Taylor clinches.
Idba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
Taylor lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Taylor pulls Idba in close to prevent any damage.
Herbert Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor has his foot on Idba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Idba works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Idba throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Idba's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
Taylor passes Idba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Idba's temple.
Taylor works his way into full mount!
Taylor wants to control the pace but Idba is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working for a guillotine from mount but Idba frees his head quite easily.
Taylor cracks Idba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taylor content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing shots from mount.
Idba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor tries to control but Idba wriggling away.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Idba?
Amin Idba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor looking to finish Idba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Idba!
Taylor raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor controlling from mount.
Taylor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herbert Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbert Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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