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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Chef comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raekwon - Wu-Gambinos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Taphorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef looks to throw a body kick
and Taphorn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taphorn.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Chef manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Chef looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taphorn working to try and regain half guard.
The Chef tries to control but Taphorn wriggling away.
Taphorn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef landing strikes from the mount and Taphorn is in trouble!
The Chef trying to control but Taphorn is having none of it.
Taphorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taphorn tries to hold on but The Chef postures up.
Taphorn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Chef prevents Taphorn from getting the reversal.
The Chef looking to control but Taphorn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is trying to escape the mount.
The Chef controlling from mount.
The Chef tries to control but Taphorn wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taphorn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taphorn is squirming around, avoiding The Chef's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Chef looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn is desperately trying to improve his position but The Chef has a good base and remains in mount.
Taphorn wants to control but The Chef is having none of it.
The Chef in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taphorn is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef controlling from mount.
The Chef trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Chef controlling his opponent.
The Chef in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taphorn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raekwon The Chef dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Chef darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taphorn cracks a nice hook into The Chef's ribs.
The Chef throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Chef misses with an uppercut. Taphorn saw that one coming.
Taphorn clinches with his opponent.
Taphorn lands with a right to the head.
The Chef stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as The Chef controls the action.
The Chef lands an uppercut.
Taphorn blocks an uppercut.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from The Chef.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taphorn.
The Chef blocks an uppercut.
Taphorn is trying to maintain a safe position but The Chef gets an underhook and turns Taphorn into the cage.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Chef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Taphorn.
The Chef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
The Chef lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taphorn.
The Chef prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
The Chef misses with some punches.
Taphorn prevents a body shot from The Chef.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef looking to stall.
The Chef struggles to land a body shot inside as Taphorn controls his hands.
Taphorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Chef misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Chef tries to work over Taphorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Chef blocks an uppercut.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
The Chef stalling in the clinch but Taphorn improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as The Chef controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Chef tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Chef creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Chef misses with some punches.
Taphorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taphorn blocks an uppercut.
Taphorn lands a knee to the body.
Taphorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taphorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taphorn as The Chef tries to tie him up.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taphorn scores with a shot to the side of The Chef's head.
Taphorn misses with a knee to the head.
The Chef managing to block the knees to the body from Taphorn.
Taphorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Taphorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Chef lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taphorn or not.
The Chef controlling the action here for a moment.
Taphorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Chef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Chef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
The Chef tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Chef misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Chef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
Taphorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Chef is keeping busy.
The Chef lands with a right to the head.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Taphorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Chef avoids it.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Taphorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taphorn tries to stall but The Chef uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Chef wants to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Taphorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taphorn as The Chef tries to tie him up.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Chef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Taphorn as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Chef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taphorn prevents a body shot from The Chef.
Taphorn stalling in the clinch but The Chef improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Taphorn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Chef.
The Chef misses with a body shot.
The Chef misses the shot to the body.
The Chef fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taphorn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taphorn throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Chef.
Taphorn swats away the attempt to clinch by The Chef.
The Chef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taphorn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Chef.
The Chef tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taphorn throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
The Chef walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taphorn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Chef lands a lovely overhand right.
The Chef walks into a jab.
The Chef takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef drops his hands momentarily and Taphorn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Chef lets loose with a powerful body kick. Taphorn will feel that in the morning.
The Chef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taphorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Chef lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taphorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taphorn throws an off balance right hand
and The Chef counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taphorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Chef's elbow.
The Chef makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taphorn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taphorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Chef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taphorn misses with some punches.
The Chef prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
The Chef stalling in the clinch but Taphorn improves position.
The Chef throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn wants to stall.
Taphorn lands a nice knee to the body.
The Chef lands a shoulder strike.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
A left hand lands to the body for The Chef.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Chef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Taphorn fails to land.
The Chef scores with a hook to the body.
Taphorn landing knees to the body.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
The Chef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peter Taphorn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn scores with a shot to the side of The Chef's head.
Taphorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Chef's face.
The Chef blocking some punches.
The Chef blocks an uppercut.
The Chef tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by The Chef.
The Chef misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Chef tries to throw a body punch but Taphorn avoids it by throwing The Chef back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Taphorn.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Chef tries to work over Taphorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taphorn scores with a shoulder strike.
The Chef has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
Still in the clinch, Taphorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Chef lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef blocks a body shot from Taphorn.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by The Chef.
The referee calls for Taphorn to work.
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!
The Chef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taphorn tries a body shot but The Chef blocks it.
The Chef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taphorn tries to land knees in the clinch but The Chef avoids the damage to the body.
Taphorn tries to work over The Chef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
The Chef tries to stall but Taphorn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Chef throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taphorn struggles to land a body shot inside as The Chef controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Chef avoids it.
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from The Chef as the two fighters clinch.
Taphorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Raekwon The Chef just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Chef swings for the body but Taphorn moves out of range.
Taphorn misses with a hook.
Taphorn misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taphorn. That's going to slow The Chef down.
Taphorn feints and then cracks The Chef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Chef down.
Taphorn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Chef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taphorn, pushing him back against the cage.
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Taphorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Chef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taphorn prevents a body shot from The Chef.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taphorn.
A short right from The Chef.
Taphorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Chef is defending well for now.
The Chef lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by The Chef.
A left hand lands to the body for Taphorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taphorn.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Chef.
The Chef misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Taphorn.
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Taphorn pushes off an throws an elbow but The Chef leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taphorn avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Taphorn.
The Chef lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Chef working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from The Chef fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn taking a breather.
Taphorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Chef has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
The Chef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Chef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Chef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taphorn is working The Chef over against the cage.
Taphorn throws a punch but it's blocked by The Chef.
The referee calls for The Chef to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taphorn blocking some punches.
The Chef has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Taphorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Chef working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Chef blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Chef scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Taphorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taphorn tries a body shot but The Chef blocks it.
The Chef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Chef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Chef lands a left hand.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from The Chef.
Taphorn blocking some punches.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by The Chef.
Taphorn misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taphorn is keeping busy.
The Chef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from The Chef fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn prevents a body shot from The Chef.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
The Chef lands a right hand.
The Chef has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
A short uppercut from Taphorn.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Chef pushes Taphorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Chef digs a right hand into Taphorn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taphorn's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taphorn pushes The Chef back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
Taphorn tries to land knees in the clinch but The Chef avoids the damage to the body.
Taphorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Raekwon The Chef will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Chef blocks a jab.
Taphorn misses with a low kick.
Taphorn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Chef jabs Taphorn right on the nose. Taphorn blinks but takes it well.
Taphorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Chef tries to clinch up.
The Chef misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taphorn.
A swing and a miss from Taphorn.
The Chef throws a series of punches but Taphorn avoids them all with ease.
Taphorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Chef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taphorn.
Taphorn throws a leg kick which misses The Chef's front leg but catches the back leg as The Chef tries to avoid it.
The Chef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Chef scores with a head kick. Taphorn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
Taphorn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Chef.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef doesn't manage to clinch there - Taphorn circles away.
The Chef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taphorn. That did some damage!
Raekwon The Chef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Chef defending well as Taphorn loads up on a big left hand.
Taphorn lands a nice shot that snaps The Chef's head back.
Taphorn ducks right into an uppercut from The Chef.
The Chef throws a push kick but Taphorn slaps the foot to one side.
The Chef sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Chef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Chef motions for Taphorn to come forward. The Chef throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Chef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taphorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Taphorn.
Taphorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taphorn scores with a nice head shot.
Peter Taphorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raekwon The Chef is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Chef back to the cage. Taphorn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good work by The Chef as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taphorn throws a low kick but The Chef moves out of range easily.
Taphorn throws a solid leg kick but The Chef takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taphorn.
The Chef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Chef misses with a kick to the body
so Taphorn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Chef controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Taphorn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raekwon The Chef has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taphorn misses with a straight right.
The Chef fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Chef sizes up Taphorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Chef.
Nice straight punches there by The Chef. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Chef.
Taphorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Chef.
Taphorn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Chef.
The Chef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Chef misses with a body kick.
Taphorn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taphorn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Chef misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throws a solid leg kick but The Chef takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taphorn.
The Chef moves out of range of the strikes.
The Chef misses with a looping left.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Chef tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Chef tries to clinch but Taphorn moves away
and Taphorn counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Chef won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Chef struggling a bit here.
The Chef is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The strikes coming from Taphorn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Chef sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Taphorn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and The Chef works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Taphorn.
I think The Chef has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Peter Taphorn retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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