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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes into the arena with Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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38
160 lbs
38 - 18 - 0 |
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170 cm
32
157 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Shields!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shields throws a sloppy body shot
and Tao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shields's knee momentarily.
Shields is looking to slow Tao down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Tao there.
Tao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Shields.
Shields lands with a nice body punch.
Shields misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Shields smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shields throws a body shot but no joy.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Shields tries to counter it with a takedown but Tao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields lands a high kick!
Tao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shields scores with a hook.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Shields's front leg but catches the back leg as Shields tries to avoid it.
Shields misses with a kick to the body.
Tao tried to counter with a leg kick but Shields avoided it.
Tao avoids the body shot from Shields.
Shields is looking to chop away at Tao's legs.
Shields misses with a lunging right hand
and Tao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Shields misses
and Tao counters with a one-two to the body.
Shields misses with a two punch combination.
Tao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shields just manages to avoid it.
Shields takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shields swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Tao to counter with a crisp jab.
Tao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Shields does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Shields down.
Tao cracks the inside of Shields's front leg.
Shields is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tao rather than just go for the knockout.
Shields has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
A head kick by Tao misses
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tao won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Shields seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shields prevents Tao from escaping the position.
Shields working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shields's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tao defending well though.
Tao kicks off Shields and gets to his feet.
Shields checks a leg kick.
Tao misses with an uppercut. Shields saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tao with a hook.
Tao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shields fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tao tries a low kick but Shields avoids it.
Shields throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Shields looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shields misses with a lunging right hand
and Tao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shields scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shields.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Shields throws a series of punches but Tao avoids them all with ease.
Tao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tao scores with a jab. Shields acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shields walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tao.
That kick from Tao tenderised Shields's leg. Shields is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Shields's belly button to the back.
Tao misses with a head kick.
Shields swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Shields's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that round.
That's time! Tao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Shields's side.
Shields looks to land a body kick but Tao moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Tao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shields getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shields.
Tao is rocked!
Shields lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Tao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tao gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Shields gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tao is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shields!
Nick Shields is the new featherweight champion!
Nick Shields decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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