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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Corden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Issumatar Tariaksuq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corden comes into the arena with Osmani Garcia - El Taxi blaring out of the sound system. Tariaksuq has chosen Tanya Tagaq - Uja as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Corden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Issumatar Tariaksuq!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corden misses with an uppercut. Tariaksuq saw that one coming.
Tariaksuq tries to score with a low kick but Corden moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Corden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Corden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tariaksuq slips under a jab.
Corden throws a nice looking combination but Tariaksuq bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tariaksuq scores with a spinning back kick!
Corden misses with a straight right.
Tariaksuq lands with a kick to the temple. Corden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mark Corden has been cut.
Tariaksuq clinches.
Corden avoids the elbow strike from Tariaksuq, against the cage.
Corden avoids a wild elbow strike from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq breaks from the clinch.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick which misses Corden's front leg but catches the back leg as Corden tries to avoid it.
Tariaksuq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tariaksuq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tariaksuq - that will leave a mark!
Tariaksuq goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq misses with a body kick.
Tariaksuq lands a head kick. Corden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Corden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Corden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tariaksuq steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tariaksuq moves out of range as Corden strikes.
A head kick misses from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corden is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tariaksuq's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tariaksuq dodges the punch combination from Corden.
Some wild striking there from Corden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corden misses with an uppercut. Tariaksuq saw that one coming.
Tariaksuq tries to land a front kick but Corden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tariaksuq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tariaksuq appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Corden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corden lands with a shot to the body.
Tariaksuq scores with a kick to the midsection.
Corden throws a shot to the body.
Tariaksuq gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corden.
Tariaksuq cracks the inside of Corden's front leg.
Tariaksuq throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Corden takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Corden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tariaksuq tries a quick counter leg kick but Corden is wise to it.
Corden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corden blocks a head kick by Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq throws a head kick but Corden moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Corden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tariaksuq does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tariaksuq explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tariaksuq fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corden is out of range.
Tariaksuq thows a leg kick but Corden checks it
letting Corden counter with a right hand.
Corden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corden misses with a right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with a good low kick that Corden was not able to check.
Corden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Corden moves out of range as Tariaksuq throws a body kick.
Corden throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq throws a sloppy head kick and Corden moves out of range easily.
It looked like Corden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick but Corden checks it.
Tariaksuq throws a push kick but Corden slaps the foot to one side.
Corden feints a jab promting Tariaksuq to slip. Corden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tariaksuq slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tariaksuq drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tariaksuq moves out of range of the strikes.
Tariaksuq lands a head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tariaksuq.
Corden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corden cracks Tariaksuq with an open hand slap.
Corden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corden looks to land a left hand but Tariaksuq moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Issumatar Tariaksuq will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Corden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Corden misses the target.
Nice body kick from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tariaksuq slips a straight right by Corden.
Tariaksuq dodges the punch combination from Corden.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick as Corden jumps back.
Tariaksuq's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tariaksuq scrambles back to his feet.
Corden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tariaksuq throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corden throws a series of punches but Tariaksuq moves out of range.
Corden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tariaksuq moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Tariaksuq slams his shin into Corden's torso.
Corden misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corden lands a jab to Tariaksuq's midsection.
Tariaksuq pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tariaksuq tries to work over Corden's front leg with a kick but Corden checks it.
Tariaksuq has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mark Corden is winning the standup battle so far.
Tariaksuq pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tariaksuq attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corden misses with a body shot.
Tariaksuq attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tariaksuq swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corden checks a leg kick.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick which misses Corden's front leg but catches the back leg as Corden tries to avoid it.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick as Corden jumps back.
Corden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Corden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corden checks a leg kick.
Tariaksuq fakes the leg kick and cracks Corden in the body.
Corden loads up on a big right hand but Tariaksuq slips the punch.
Tariaksuq tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corden is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Corden misses its intended target.
Corden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tariaksuq.
Corden 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Corden does no damage.
And Tariaksuq responds with a good body kick, but Corden manages to step out the way in time.
Corden throws an overhand right that lands on Tariaksuq's shoulder, as Tariaksuq tries to avoid the shot.
Tariaksuq thinks about the counter body kick.
Tariaksuq feints and then cracks Corden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corden down.
Corden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tariaksuq was well out of range. Poor timing from Corden.
Tariaksuq is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tariaksuq throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Corden's head.
Corden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tariaksuq tries to score with a low kick but Corden moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Corden.
Corden moves out of range of the body kick.
Corden throws an off balance right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tariaksuq slips a jab from Corden.
Corden moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Corden as he checks the leg kick.
Tariaksuq wants to land a leg kick but Corden is out of range.
Tariaksuq misses with a body kick.
Corden is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq throws a push kick but Corden slaps the foot to one side.
Corden moves out of range of the leg kick from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corden throws out the jab.
Tariaksuq throws a big counter head kick but Corden avoids it with no problem.
Corden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tariaksuq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corden.
Corden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tariaksuq has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tariaksuq there as he acknowledges the shot.
Corden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tariaksuq.
Corden moves out of range of the body kick.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick.
Corden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tariaksuq is looking to score with low kicks.
Corden takes a swing at Tariaksuq's ribcage but misses.
Tariaksuq looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tariaksuq takes one on the button.
Tariaksuq lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Corden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Corden's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tariaksuq avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tariaksuq throws a chopping leg kick but Corden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tariaksuq motions for Corden to come forward. Tariaksuq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Corden misses the target.
Tariaksuq throws the kick towards the body but Corden avoids it.
Tariaksuq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corden cracks Tariaksuq with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tariaksuq dodges the punch combination from Corden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tariaksuq moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tariaksuq doesn't seem bothered though.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Corden misses
and Tariaksuq counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corden's knee momentarily.
Corden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tariaksuq.
Corden went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Corden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tariaksuq closes the distance and clinches.
Tariaksuq comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tariaksuq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tariaksuq stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Corden lands a shoulder strike.
Tariaksuq creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corden's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tariaksuq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Corden's brow.
Corden is trying to break the clinch but Tariaksuq is controlling him.
Corden tries to pull guard but Tariaksuq won't allow it.
Corden jumps guard but Tariaksuq turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corden jumps guard but Tariaksuq turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Corden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tariaksuq walks away with a smile on his face. Corden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Corden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Corden!
Nice body punch from Corden.
Tariaksuq misses with a low kick.
Tariaksuq pushes Corden away with a front kick.
Tariaksuq goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Corden moves out of range of the body kick from Tariaksuq.
Corden swings widly with a right hand
and Tariaksuq counters with a good, hard body kick but Corden shrugs it off.
Tariaksuq tries to land a front kick but Corden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Tariaksuq misses
and Corden counters with a left to the body.
Tariaksuq throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tariaksuq drops his hands momentarily and Corden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq throws a leg kick but Corden checks it.
A low kick from Tariaksuq is predictable there
letting Corden counter with a right hand.
Corden misses the shot to the body.
Tariaksuq throws a solid leg kick but Corden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tariaksuq.
Corden misses with an uppercut.
Tariaksuq fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tariaksuq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corden.
Tariaksuq staying out of range there.
Tariaksuq counters with a body kick.
Tariaksuq is looking to slow Corden down with leg kicks.
Corden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tariaksuq counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tariaksuq 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 Corden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tariaksuq throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Corden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq moves into the clinch.
Corden blocks an elbow strike from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq pushes off an throws an elbow but Corden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Corden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tariaksuq slips a straight right by Corden.
Tariaksuq lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Corden misses.
Tariaksuq appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corden throws a big shot that misses.
Tariaksuq tries to land a front kick but Corden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tariaksuq feints a counter leg kick.
Tariaksuq moves into the clinch successfully.
Corden tries to stall but Tariaksuq uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tariaksuq pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Issumatar Tariaksuq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tariaksuq has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Issumatar Tariaksuq!
After winning the bout, Issumatar Tariaksuq thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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