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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Der Kaptain. Peter Taphorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
24 - 12 - 1 |
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166 cm
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140 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Peter Taphorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Grey Worm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worm.
Taphorn looking to score a takedown here. Worm is defending well but Taphorn drives through and ends up in Worm's guard.
Taphorn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Worm keeping full guard, as Taphorn tries to pass.
Taphorn distracts Worm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Worm looking for a sweep. Not yet Worm, not yet.
Worm trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn throws a big elbow that misses.
Worm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taphorn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Worm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taphorn postures up in Worm's guard and throws a big left but Worm blocks it.
Worm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taphorn throwing strikes from guard but Worm blocks nicely.
Taphorn connects with a couple of short punches.
Worm looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Taphorn with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Worm is keeping the position for now.
Taphorn throws a strike but Worm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taphorn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taphorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Worm's head.
Taphorn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Worm is trying to control but can't.
Worm on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taphorn tries to pass to full mount but Worm defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taphorn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taphorn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is keen to just control but Worm is a slippery customer.
Taphorn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Worm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Worm trying to control but Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Worm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taphorn.
Taphorn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Taphorn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Taphorn lands a heavy elbow.
Worm wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn wants to control but Worm has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Taphorn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Worm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taphorn.
Taphorn stalling away here and it's allowed Worm to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taphorn is standing up over Worm. Worm looks to escape but Taphorn dives into side control.
Taphorn trying to control the action but Worm is working from the bottom.
What's Worm going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Worm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taphorn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Worm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taphorn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Worm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taphorn as he avoids it easily.
Taphorn misses with a straight left.
Grey Worm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worm shoots in looking for a takedown but Taphorn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Worm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taphorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taphorn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Worm's calf.
Taphorn moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Worm uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Taphorn.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taphorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worm's elbow.
Taphorn tries to land a knee to the head but Worm blocks with his arms.
Taphorn gets underhooks to prevent Worm's takedown attempt.
Peter Taphorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grey Worm.
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taphorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Worm or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Taphorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn pushes Worm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Taphorn on the inside.
Worm prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
Taphorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taphorn lands a jab to Worm's midsection.
Peter Taphorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Taphorn finds it's way through Worm's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Taphorn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taphorn misses with a body shot.
Taphorn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Worm manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Taphorn trying to control but Worm is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm is pulling down on Taphorn's head. It's preventing any offense from Taphorn, at least for the moment.
Taphorn throws a strike but Worm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taphorn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Taphorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Worm can do to turn this around?
Taphorn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Worm defends well.
Taphorn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Worm defends well.
Taphorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn looking for a guillotine here but Worm defends easily.
Taphorn has an active guard here but Worm has managed to pass into half guard.
Worm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taphorn defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taphorn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Worm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn is pushing down on Worm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Worm is fighting to maintain full guard but Taphorn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Worm is not content to let Taphorn control the position.
Worm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taphorn pulls his head out easily.
Taphorn seems to be working for a kimura but Worm defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Worm trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Worm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taphorn.
Worm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taphorn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taphorn seems to be working for a kimura but Worm defends the submission attempt.
Taphorn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Worm is just riding it out for now. Taphorn eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taphorn in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taphorn wants to pass the guard but Worm is defending well.
Worm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Worm won't allow Taphorn to pass to mount.
Worm is trying to maintain the position but Taphorn is very close to passing his half guard.
Taphorn working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Worm's thigh. Worm counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Worm's head.
Worm working for a triangle but Taphorn defends it easily.
Taphorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Worm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Taphorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Worm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taphorn works over Worm with some ground and pound from guard.
Taphorn pushes down on Worm's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Taphorn thows a huge punch but Worm dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Taphorn connects with a nice short shot to Worm's temple.
Grey Worm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taphorn lands a nice short elbow.
Taphorn is keen to just control but Worm is a slippery customer.
Taphorn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Worm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taphorn.
Peter Taphorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taphorn tries to pass to full mount but Worm defends it.
Taphorn works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Taphorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taphorn 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Taphorn!
Peter Taphorn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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