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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tat Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlinhos Valente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tat Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valente looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor unleashes a big counter combination but Valente bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valente lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taylor unleashes a big counter combination but Valente bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Valente throws a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Valente is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Valente misses.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor throws a counter combo.
Valente darts in and clinches Taylor up against the ropes.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Valente throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Valente.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taylor working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Valente is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Taylor pushes Valente back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valente tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valente lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor avoiding damage as Valente throws knees to the body.
Valente blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Valente.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Valente throws an elbow that misses.
Valente tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Valente lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valente throws an elbow but it misses.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Valente stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valente tries to stall but Taylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valente blocking some punches.
Valente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valente lands a damaging elbow.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valente creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valente.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Valente pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Valente, against the ropes.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Valente.
Valente creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
Valente creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Valente, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Valente.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Valente blocking some punches.
Taylor avoiding damage as Valente throws knees to the body.
Valente landing knees to the body.
Valente tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Valente.
Valente is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Valente throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Valente throws an elbow that misses.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tat Taylor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Valente misses
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Valente backing up. Valente nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Valente finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valente throws a body shot but no joy.
Valente throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Taylor slips a straight right by Valente.
An inside leg kick from Valente misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valente attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valente tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Valente throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taylor is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A low kick from Valente misses
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Taylor wants to stand up but Valente has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Valente is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valente trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor decides to stand and escape the position.
Valente throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Valente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valente lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taylor shapes to counter with a head kick.
Valente feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Valente with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valente misses with a right hand
and Taylor counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente trying to stall but Taylor improves his position.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Valente throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Valente tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Valente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Valente.
Valente pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Valente throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
It looks like Carlinhos Valente has been cut.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Valente has Taylor pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taylor's brow.
Valente lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Valente tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Tat Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valente backwards.
Valente is trying to maintain a safe position but Taylor gets an underhook and turns Valente into the ropes.
Taylor pushes Valente back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valente blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valente landing knees to the body.
Valente is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valente looking to stall.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Valente backwards.
Valente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tat Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlinhos Valente's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Valente is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valente throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Valente is looking to chop away at Taylor's legs.
Valente motions for Taylor to come forward. Valente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor throws a counter combo.
Valente throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor is looking for the big counter here.
Valente wants to slow Taylor down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Valente.
Valente wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Valente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taylor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carlinhos Valente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valente throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
Valente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Valente avoids it easily.
Valente tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valente throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Tat Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valente.
Carlinhos Valente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valente lands a lovely overhand right.
Valente misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good leg kick by Valente there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valente scores with a decent looking hook.
Valente tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
Taylor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taylor throws a big counter head kick but Valente avoids it with no problem.
Valente swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
As Valente backs off Taylor throws a huge counter combo but Valente manages to avoid it all.
Valente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valente misses with a combination
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valente throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Valente.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente misses with a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Taylor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Valente throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor throws a counter combo.
Taylor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Valente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor unleashes a big counter combination but Valente bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tat Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Taylor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Valente thows a leg kick but Taylor checks it
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Valente fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taylor checks it well.
Valente throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlinhos Valente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valente lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Valente backs off Taylor throws a huge counter combo but Valente manages to avoid it all.
Valente throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taylor.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Valente.
Valente blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
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!
Valente blocks an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Valente's head.
Valente blocking some punches.
Valente tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valente.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Valente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor avoids a wild elbow strike from Valente.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tat Taylor.
I've got Taylor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tat Taylor!
During a confident post fight interview, Tat Taylor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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