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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meldrick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ima Punchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ima Punchon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meldrick Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ima Punchon!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchon throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Punchon swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Punchon has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Punchon.
Punchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor closes the distance but Punchon moves to the side
and Punchon counters with a straight right hand.
Meldrick Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Punchon. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punchon is defended easily by Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Punchon circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Punchon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor moves to clinch but Punchon breaks away
and Punchon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taylor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch
and Punchon counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punchon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meldrick Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punchon misses with a looping right.
Punchon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Punchon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Punchon circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor tries to clinch but Punchon moves away
and Punchon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor tries to break free but Punchon pushes him back against the cage.
Punchon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Taylor wants to stand up but Punchon is controlling him.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Taylor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Punchon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylor is keeping busy.
Punchon seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Meldrick Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima Punchon.
Punchon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchon lands a left hand.
A short left from Punchon.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Punchon tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Punchon throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Punchon circles away.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Punchon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchon moves into the clinch successfully.
Punchon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Punchon gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Punchon has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Punchon has double underhooks.
Punchon is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taylor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Punchon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Punchon circles away.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Punchon counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor tries to clinch
enabling Punchon to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punchon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taylor tries to clinch but Punchon moves away
and Punchon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor tries to clinch but Punchon moves away
and Punchon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor tries to clinch but Punchon moves away
and Punchon counters with a big left hand that crumples Taylor! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ima Punchon!
After the big win, Ima Punchon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Blood Bank ($10) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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