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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao's entrance music is Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. A fine choice. Yang Tao had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
34 - 13 - 0 |
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180 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Colon as he checks the leg kick.
Colon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tao counters with a stiff right hand.
Colon misses with a low kick.
Tao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Colon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tao throws a hook but Colon avoids it easily.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tao takes a swing at Colon's ribcage but misses.
Colon checks a low kick from Tao.
A telegraphed right hand from Colon misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Colon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Colon lands a high kick!
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!
Colon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tao is able to avoid easily.
Colon throws a low kick but Tao moves out of range easily.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Colon takes a step back to recover.
Tao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Colon under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tao moves forwards but Colon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Tao tenderised Colon's leg. Colon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao lands a glancing blow to the side of Colon's head.
Tao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Colon throws a body shot but no joy.
Colon throws a low kick, looking for Tao's leg but Tao calmly moves out of range.
Tao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Tao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colon.
Colon misses with a head kick.
Colon scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Colon moves out of range of the strikes.
Tao throws a leg kick but Colon checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colon throws a leg kick which misses Tao's front leg but catches the back leg as Tao tries to avoid it.
Tao looks for the body kick but Colon saw that one coming.
Colon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tao missing with a left hand there. Colon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tao throws a leg kick but Colon checks it.
Tao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Colon misses with a lunging right hand
and Tao counters with a good, hard body kick but Colon shrugs it off.
Tao blocks a jab.
Colon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Colon is able to avoid easily.
Colon throws a solid leg kick but Tao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Colon.
Colon throws a big shot that misses.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Colon off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Colon down.
Colon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a really nice looking cross but Colon seems unphased.
Colon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tao.
Tao cracks the inside of Colon's front leg.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Colon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tao's calf.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao thows a leg kick but Colon checks it
and Colon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tao throws a leg kick but Colon checks it.
Colon digs a good body shot into Tao's ribs.
Colon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Colon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colon moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
Donk. Colon catches Tao right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Colon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Tao misses with a hook.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Colon feints a jab promting Tao to slip. Colon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Colon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colon cracks Tao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Colon off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Colon.
Tao throws a leg kick but Colon checks it.
A combination from Colon does no damage.
Tao walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Colon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tao counters with a solid body kick.
Colon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Colon.
That kick from Tao tenderised Colon's leg. Colon is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santiago Colon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Colon misses with the body kick
and Tao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Colon thinking.
Colon throws the left hand but Tao avoids the punch easily.
Tao scores with a push kick.
Tao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Colon lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Tao misses its intended target.
Colon throws a front kick that sends Tao stumbling back into the cage.
Colon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Colon slips under a jab.
Colon moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colon throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao throws a jab when Colon was well out of range.
Colon wants to slow Tao down by chopping away at his legs.
Tao cracks the inside of Colon's front leg.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Colon moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, jab by Colon - just one landing.
Colon misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Colon misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Colon moves out of range as Tao strikes.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Colon avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Colon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
Tao lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao tries a low kick but Colon avoids it.
Tao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Colon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colon. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tao throws out a leg kick but Colon moves out of range and Tao only half commits.
Colon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tao checks it well.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Colon is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Colon down.
Colon misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Colon.
Colon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tao.
Nice body punch from Tao.
Colon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Tao misses with a hook
and Colon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon scores with a shot to the body.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao throws a leg kick but Colon checks it.
Tao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Colon misses with a body shot.
Colon throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Tao.
A slow jab from Colon misses its intended target.
Colon throws a body shot but no joy.
Yang Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Tao misses with a head kick.
Colon throws a shot from downtown. Tao moves away and avoids it.
Colon misses with a looping left.
Colon scores with a nice strike.
Colon misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao lands an overhand right.
Colon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Colon scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Colon checks a leg kick.
Colon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tao.
Tao looks for the body kick but Colon saw that one coming.
Colon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Colon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Colon lands with an uppercut that bounces Tao off the cage and back into range.
Tao is looking to slow Colon down with leg kicks.
Tao throws a low kick, looking for Colon's leg but Colon calmly moves out of range.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Colon misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Tao feints and then cracks Colon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colon down.
Colon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colon throws a low kick, looking for Tao's leg but Tao calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot by Colon.
Colon throws a hook but Tao avoids it easily.
Colon lands with a cross.
Colon throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Tao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Colon misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Colon.
Colon checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon lands a nice shot that snaps Tao's head back.
Colon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Tao.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Colon.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Colon misses with an uppercut.
Tao tries to land a leg kick but Colon saw it coming and moves away.
Tao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Colon on the side of the head.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Colon is out of range.
Colon checks the leg kick.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Colon wants to clinch but Tao slips to the side
and Tao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colon checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tao blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon throws a jab but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colon throws out the jab.
Colon looks to land a body kick but Tao moved away.
Tao lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao misses with a straight right.
Tao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Colon.
Colon throws an overhand right that lands on Tao's shoulder, as Tao tries to avoid the shot.
Colon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tao blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Tao.
Colon misses with a few strikes there.
Colon misses with a hook.
Colon swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Colon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Colon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A clash of legs there as Tao blocks the low kick.
Colon throws a push kick but Tao slaps the foot to one side.
Tao throws a series of punches but Colon avoids them all with ease.
Colon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Colon.
Colon swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Colon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Colon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Colon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Colon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tao finds it's way round the side to connect with Colon's head.
Colon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao catches Colon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Colon is able to avoid easily.
Colon feints and then cracks Tao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tao down.
Colon throws a looping overhand right but Tao ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Colon.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tao cracks Colon with an open hand slap.
A big left from Colon misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Colon down.
Colon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Colon misses with a right hand
and Tao counters with a low kick, right behind Colon 's knee.
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 Yang Tao.
Well Tao 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Santiago Colon!
Post fight, Santiago Colon stared into the camera and said 'Finally!'.
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