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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tayber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Terravita - Adult Robot Kung Fu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 cm
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165 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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176 cm
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156 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jebidiah Tayber! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Luiz ! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tayber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tayber misses with a straight right. Tayber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luiz . Luiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Luiz scores with a jab to the jaw. A good leg kick by Luiz . Luiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tayber. Luiz ducks under a wild hook from Tayber. Luiz takes one to the chin there. Luiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tayber. Luiz tries to work over Tayber's front leg with a kick but Tayber checks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tayber throws a jab but it's blocked by Luiz . Luiz lands with a nice body punch. Luiz staying out of range there. Luiz walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luiz scoring well with a low kick there.
Luiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tayber shoots for a takedown but Luiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Luiz throws out a loose jab but Tayber uses good head movement to avoid it. Tayber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luiz ducks under a wild hook from Tayber. Luiz looks to throw the jab but Tayber is out of range. Luiz misses the jab. Tayber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Luiz keeping moving, preventing Tayber from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tayber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Tayber cracks Luiz with a solid left hand. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tayber with a flurry of punches that miss. Tayber tries to free his leg and advance position but Luiz is retaining full guard. Luiz controlling Tayber's posture. Tayber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Luiz lands with a nice body kick. Tayber misses with an uppercut. Luiz tests Tayber's chin there with a solid looking shot. A jab from Luiz misses. Luiz throws a lazy uppercut
and Tayber counters with a nice uppercut. Luiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Tayber slips a jab from Luiz . Luiz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Nice shot by Tayber. Luiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Tayber throws a head kick but Luiz moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Luiz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Tayber goes for a double leg but Luiz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Luiz continues to drive forward. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebidiah Tayber. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tayber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tayber working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tayber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tayber. Luiz blocks a body shot from Tayber. A head punch on the inside from Luiz fails to land. Tayber lands a shot to the body. Tayber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Luiz misses with an uppercut. Tayber saw that one coming. Tayber throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Luiz blocks a head kick by Tayber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Tayber dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luiz on the wrong end of a nice hook. Luiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Tayber misses the body punch and Luiz counters with a straight right hand. Tayber goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Luiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Luiz throws out a leg kick but Tayber moves out of range and Luiz only half commits. Tayber throws a good cross that connects.
Tayber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Luiz misses with a right hand and Tayber counters with a nice uppercut. Tayber looks to land a right hand but Luiz moved out of range. Tayber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tayber throws a head kick but Luiz moves out of range.
Tayber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luiz . Luiz throws a leg kick but Tayber sees it coming and moves out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tayber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Tayber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luiz can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Luiz misses with a head kick.
Tayber throws out a loose jab but Luiz uses good head movement to avoid it. Tayber misses with a left hand and Luiz counters with a left and a right that stings Tayber. Luiz slips a jab from Tayber. Luiz throws a lazy right hand but Tayber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tayber throws a head kick but Luiz moves out of range.
A low kick from Luiz is predictable there and Tayber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A head kick misses from Tayber. Jebidiah Tayber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tayber avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Luiz takes a swing at Tayber's ribcage but misses. Bruno Luiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Luiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tayber manages to avoid it. Tayber throws a sloppy head kick and Luiz moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luiz blocks a leg kick. Luiz thows a left - swing and a miss! Tayber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luiz .
Tayber scores with a sloppy right hand. Luiz should have avoided that one. A lazy body kick from Luiz and Tayber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Luiz misses with a looping right. Luiz thows a left - swing and a miss! Tayber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Tayber throws a jab but it's blocked by Luiz . Tayber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Luiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Tayber lands a nice hook to Luiz 's body. Luiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Tayber misses with an uppercut. Luiz saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Tayber throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Tayber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Tayber slips a straight right by Luiz . Luiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Tayber scores with a jab. Luiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A left and a right from Luiz both land. Nice combination. Tayber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luiz has time to react. A jab from Tayber misses. Tayber connects with a jab. Luiz lands with a nice combination. Tayber backs away looking to recover. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A swing and a miss from Tayber. Luiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tayber changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luiz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Luiz is looking to reverse the position. Tayber working the ground and pound but Luiz is defending the strikes. Tayber trying to control the position but Luiz is working away. Tayber just content to control the position. Tayber trying to control the action but Luiz is working from the bottom. Tayber looking to control but instead Luiz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Tayber dominated that second round. 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!
Luiz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tayber looks to land a right hand but Luiz moved out of range. Luiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses and Tayber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Good shot there by Tayber. A head kick by Tayber misses and Luiz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tayber really felt that one! Luiz throws a low kick, looking for Tayber's leg but Tayber calmly moves out of range. A lazy left from Tayber finds it's target. Luiz walks into a straight right hand from Tayber. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big right from Luiz misses. Luiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tayber. Tayber throws an overhand right that lands on Luiz 's shoulder, as Luiz tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tayber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Luiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tayber's calf. Tayber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luiz counters with a lovely straight right hand! Tayber throws a lazy right hand but Luiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Luiz throws the left hand but Tayber avoids the punch easily. Luiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tayber was well out of range. Poor timing from Luiz . Tayber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tayber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Tayber defending well as Luiz loads up on a big left hand. Luiz thows a left - swing and a miss! Luiz slips under a jab from Tayber.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Luiz lands the left hand. Tayber pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tayber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tayber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tayber shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luiz napping and manages to drive through into side control! Tayber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Tayber trying to control the action but Luiz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tayber content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. An elbow from Tayber crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Luiz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Tayber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luiz .
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tayber is looking for a sweep. Luiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Jebidiah Tayber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Tayber works his way to full guard. Good work. Tayber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Luiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Bruno Luiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tayber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight! Jebidiah Tayber showed his dominance in that final round. Well Tayber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27 Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebidiah Tayber! A relieved looking Jebidiah Tayber thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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