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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defer Taite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taite is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Days That Never Comes - Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
22
215 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Defer Taite! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Giants throws out a leg kick but Taite moves out of range and Giants only half commits. Giants throws a quick inside leg kick. Taite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giants was well out of range. Poor timing from Taite. Giants throws a leg kick that misses. Taite keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Giants fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That kick from Giants tenderised Taite's leg. Taite is trying to keep his angry face on. Taite fails to land with a series of punches.
Giants fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eagles Giants. That's going to take a lot out of him. Giants throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giants bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Giants throws a low kick but Taite moves out of range easily. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giants, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Giants connects with a leg kick. Taite looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Giants just misses with a punch to the body.
Taite moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Giants looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taite takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Giants misses with a body shot.
Giants wants to slow Taite down by chopping away at his legs. A combination from Giants does no damage. Taite takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Giants connects with an inside leg kick. Good work by Taite as he checks the leg kick. A jab from Taite misses. Giants throws a quick inside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Giants fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taite manages to avoid it. Taite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Giants connects with an inside leg kick. Taite misses with a straight right. Giants swings for the body but Taite moves out of range.
Giants lands a nice looking body shot.
Taite tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Taite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giants misses with a combination
and Taite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Giants throws a body punch but Taite moves out of range. Taite takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Giants throws a head kick that half lands.
Giants takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eagles Giants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Taite tries to clinch but Giants moves out of range. Taite throws a series of punches but Giants moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Giants shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Giants attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Taite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giants paws at him with a jab and circles away. Giants tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Taite defends well and Giants ends up having to push Taite into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Taite misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giants. Giants is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taite gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Taite misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giants. Giants is leaning against Taite and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Giants pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Taite takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Giants tenderised Taite's leg. Taite is trying to keep his angry face on. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Giants lands a really nice looking cross but Taite seems unphased.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Giants. Giants swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Giants lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Giants lands a leg kick that knocks Taite off balance momentarily. Good leg kick by Giants there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Giants digs a good body shot into Taite's ribs. Defer Taite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Taite lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Giants fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Taite takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taite throws a series of punches but Giants avoids them all with ease. Taite has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giants. A good leg kick by Giants. Taite looks winded! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Giants fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taite has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Giants is looking to wear down Taite with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Giants connects with an inside leg kick. Giants jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eagles Giants dominated that round. That's time! Giants's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taite tries to bum rush Giants with a series of wild strikes but Giants uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Giants fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Taite moves in looking to clinch but Giants pushes him off. Taite dodges the punch combination from Giants.
Giants throws a front kick that sends Taite stumbling back into the cage. Giants misses with a head kick.
Taite rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giants moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Giants throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giants takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Giants tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taite was well out of range. Poor timing from Giants. Giants moves into range and connects with a jab. That kick from Giants tenderised Taite's leg. Taite is trying to keep his angry face on. A jab from Taite does it's job there. Giants lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Giants walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Giants shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Giants looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whack! Giants lands a heavy head kick that drops Taite. The ref tackles Giants to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Taite was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Eagles Giants! Eagles Giants retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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