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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor McCane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Taroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor McCane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Taroni!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCane ducks right into an uppercut from Taroni.
Taroni punishes McCane's body with a nice straight punch.
Taroni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taroni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCane on the side of the head.
McCane takes a swing at Taroni's ribcage but misses.
Taroni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taroni scores with a head kick. McCane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henry Taroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCane closes the distance and clinches.
McCane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
McCane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taroni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taroni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taroni throws a head kick but McCane moves out of range.
McCane takes one to the side of the head.
McCane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taroni jabs McCane right on the nose. McCane blinks but takes it well.
Taroni lands a head kick. McCane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taroni slips a jab and a cross from McCane.
Taroni throws a counter combo.
Taroni lands with a kick to the temple. McCane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taroni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taroni lands a head kick!
Henry Taroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taroni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taroni tries a head kick but it misses.
McCane is looking to counter punch.
Taroni lands a nice shot that snaps McCane's head back.
McCane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taroni finds it's way round the side to connect with McCane's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Taroni has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Taroni scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCane clinches with his opponent.
McCane has picked Taroni up - he's going for a ride! McCane dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Taroni tries to roll over but McCane keeps him under control.
McCane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taroni's head.
McCane wants to free his trapped foot but Taroni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taroni is looking to improve his position.
Taroni wants to control but McCane is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taroni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCane working over Taroni with some ground and pound. Taroni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Taroni blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCane.
Taroni wants to control but McCane is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taroni wants to get back to his feet.
Taroni is defending against the submission attempts here by McCane.
McCane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taroni actively working from the bottom here.
McCane is looking for a kimura here.
McCane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taroni on the ground.
Taroni is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCane pulls his head out easily.
Taroni wants to get back to full guard.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taroni slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McCane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taroni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McCane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McCane connects with a couple of short punches.
McCane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taroni is keeping the position for now.
McCane working some strikes from top position.
McCane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Taroni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taroni throws a head kick that half lands.
McCane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCane feints and as Taroni raises his hands in defense, McCane changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCane working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Victor McCane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McCane is looking to work some ground and pound but Taroni has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taroni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taroni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCane works over Taroni with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCane landing some decent shots from guard.
Taroni keeping full guard, as McCane tries to pass.
Taroni looking for a guillotine here but McCane defends easily.
Taroni is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCane defends well.
McCane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taroni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McCane scoring with some ground and pound.
McCane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taroni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taroni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taroni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCane manages to get himself to full guard.
McCane keeping moving, preventing Taroni from controlling successfully.
McCane can't keep his opponent in guard - Taroni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McCane wants to get back to his feet.
Taroni in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. McCane tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Taroni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henry Taroni!
After the fight, Henry Taroni was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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RATING
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