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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herald Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Smoke the Fire!! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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143 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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198 cm
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129 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herald Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sims lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sims will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taylor up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sims.
Sims pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sims.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sims just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taylor's brow.
Sims is fighting off a takedown attempt but Taylor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sims to the mat. Sims regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Sims looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sims has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Sims has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
Sims trying to control the position.
Sims doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sims escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sims looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor trying to control but Sims is working from the bottom.
Taylor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sims is proving hard to escape from.
Sims is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sims working a defensive guard here.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sims has a closed guard, preventing Taylor from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor passes Sims's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sims trying to control here.
Sims manages to get to full guard.
Sims keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Taylor is defending well. Sims quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Taylor has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sims celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Sims!
An out of breath and clearly excited William Sims thanked //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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