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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm has chosen Walk like an Egyptian as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Talley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley wants to land a leg kick but Warm is out of range.
Talley ducks right into an uppercut from Warm.
Talley throws a nice looking combination but Warm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Talley scoring well with a low kick there.
Talley misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talley.
Warm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Talley.
Talley just misses with a punch to the body.
Warm moves out of range of the strikes.
Talley throws a body kick that misses.
Warm lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talley lands a slapping body shot.
Talley misses with a body kick.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Warm saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Warm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Warm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Warm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warm looking to pass the guard.
Warm stays in close to Talley's body and controls the position.
Talley seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Warm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Talley is keeping the position for now.
Warm slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Talley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Warm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warm there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Luke Warm has been cut.
Talley misses with a wild body shot.
Warm scores with a shot to the body.
Warm throws an overhand right that lands on Talley's shoulder, as Talley tries to avoid the shot.
Warm closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Talley quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warm is keen to just control but Talley is a slippery customer.
Warm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Talley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley wants to control but Warm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Warm throwing shots but Talley is blocking nicely.
Warm is controlling the pace.
Warm prevents Talley from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Talley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Warm pulls his head out easily.
Warm trying to control the action but Talley is working from the bottom.
Warm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Talley wants to improve his position but Warm is controlling well.
Warm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Talley's head.
Warm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Talley throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Warm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Warm's cut.
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.
Warm tries to clinch but Talley moves out of range.
A big left from Talley misses.
Talley just misses with a punch to the body.
Warm misses with an uppercut
and Talley counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Talley misses.
Talley swings for the body but Warm moves out of range.
Warm moves out of range of the body kick.
Talley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warm staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley misses with a low kick.
Talley throws a nice looking combination but Warm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warm pushes Talley up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Warm is keeping busy.
Talley pushes Warm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Warm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Talley struggles to land a body shot inside as Warm controls his hands.
Talley blocking some punches.
Talley digs a right hand underneath Warm's ribcage. Warm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Warm as Talley tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley jumps guard but Warm turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Talley is trying to pull guard but Warm has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KJ Talley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talley tries a body shot but Warm blocks it.
Warm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talley tries to work over Warm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talley connects with a looping right hand.
KJ Talley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talley walks into a jab.
Talley looks to land a body kick but Warm moved away.
Warm misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talley misses the shot to the body.
Warm moves away from the strike by Talley.
Talley looks to land a left hand but Warm moved out of range nicely.
Warm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talley throws out the jab.
Warm moves out of range of the strikes.
Warm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talley was well out of range. Poor timing from Warm.
Warm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Talley misses with a looping right.
Warm tries to clinch up but Talley circles away and keeps his distance.
Talley lands a nice looking body kick.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
KJ Talley is winning the standup battle so far.
Warm wants to clinch.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warm moves away.
Talley tried to score with a low kick but Warm checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warm, as that shot connected.
Warm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talley connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Talley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talley throws a right hand that Warm ducks under and follows up with a left that Warm also avoids with ease.
Warm tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Talley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Warm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Talley throws a low kick but Warm avoids it.
Warm digs a good body shot into Talley's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talley.
Warm looks for a takedown but Talley sprawls well.
Warm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Talley's half guard.
Talley is not content to let Warm control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley looking for a kimura from the bottom but Warm passes into side control!
Warm is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm is chipping away with strikes.
Warm landing strikes.
Talley wants to control but Warm postures up.
Talley is looking for a sweep.
Warm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talley keeps working.
Warm in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Warm lands an elbow.
Warm landing a few strikes.
Warm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Talley some visible discomfort.
Warm grinds an elbow into Talley's temple.
Luke Warm has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Warm working his ground and pound in the gym.
Warm lands a few punches from side control.
Warm working the ground and pound from side control.
Warm working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Warm is chipping away with strikes.
Warm is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Talley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Warm is putting a hurting on Talley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Warm is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley being controlled for a moment.
Warm throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Warm is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Talley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Talley can't do much from the bottom here.
Warm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Talley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Warm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talley keeps working.
Talley is trying to control Warm's posture but Warm avoids it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Talley manages to get back to half guard.
Talley wants to get back to full guard.
Warm is nestled in close to Talley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Warm is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Warm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Warm really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Warm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Talley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Talley works the jab nicely.
Warm fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Talley to the ground. Warm is now in Talley's guard.
Warm wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Talley has his hands on Warm's head, controlling the position.
Talley looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warm lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warm trying to control but Talley is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Warm fails with a takedown attempt.
Warm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body punch from Talley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talley. Warm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warm throws out a loose jab but Talley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm tries to clinch up.
Talley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talley.
Warm misses with a series of wild punches.
Warm takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Talley lands a lovely overhand right.
Talley throws a low kick, looking for Warm's leg but Warm calmly moves out of range.
Talley throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talley misses with a looping left.
KJ Talley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Warm throwing shots but Talley is blocking nicely.
Talley wants to control but Warm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Talley looking for submissions off his back.
Warm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Talley tries to get to full guard but Warm has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm wants to control but Talley is keeping him busy.
Talley wants to control but Warm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warm looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Talley is not content to let Warm control the position.
Luke Warm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Warm is nestled in close to Talley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Warm trying to mount his opponent but Talley defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talley is trying to get back to full guard.
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 KJ Talley.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 38:38
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 38:38
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 39:38
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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