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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Schuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Tacos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tacos has chosen Battery as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Schuman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Tacos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schuman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schuman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schuman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left lands for Tacos.
Schuman looks to score with a jab to the body but Tacos is just out of range.
Schuman ducks right into an uppercut from Tacos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tacos jabs Schuman right on the nose. Schuman blinks but takes it well.
Schuman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tacos circles away.
Tacos drops Schuman with a left and a right! Oh, Schuman is hurt - Tacos dives into side control looking to finish!
Schuman is rocked!
Tacos stands up.
Schuman throws a sloppy head kick and Tacos moves out of range easily.
Schuman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schuman jabs Tacos right on the nose. Tacos blinks but takes it well.
Schuman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tacos drops his shoulder and cracks Schuman with a huge uppercut! Schuman goes down! Can Tacos finish him?
Oh Schuman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tacos is looking to stand up but Schuman won't let him.
Schuman seems to have got his legs back now.
Schuman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tacos 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.
Schuman is working an open guard so Tacos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tacos finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tacos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tacos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Schuman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schuman shoots in for a double leg but Tacos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schuman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tacos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tacos connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Tacos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tacos lands a lovely overhand right.
Schuman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schuman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tacos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schuman at a distance.
Schuman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tacos!
Schuman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Schuman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tacos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schuman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jim Tacos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tacos lands a right hook to the body.
Tacos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schuman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tacos lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Tacos as he connects with a hook.
Tacos cracks Schuman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tacos scores with the left hand. Schuman knows he should have avoided that one.
Tacos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tacos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tacos throws a series of punches but Schuman avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tacos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schuman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tacos tries to avoid it but Schuman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tacos to the ground. Tacos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tacos cracks Schuman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Tacos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tacos lands a nice hook to Schuman's body. Schuman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schuman misses the shot to the body.
Tacos with a nice cross.
Jim Tacos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schuman is looking to clinch.
Tacos lands with a shot to the body.
Schuman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tacos but Tacos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tacos lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to de liver by Tacos. Beautiful body shot.
Tacos throws a one two combo.
Tacos cracks a nice hook into Schuman's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dan Schuman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Tacos both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tacos lands a right hook to the body.
Tacos lands a nice shot that snaps Schuman's head back.
Tacos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tacos keeps the fight on the outside.
Tacos connects with a body shot.
Tacos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tacos connects with a body shot.
Tacos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tacos throws a body punch but Schuman moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tacos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schuman looks to land a combination but Tacos avoids it well.
Tacos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dan Schuman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tacos checks a leg kick.
Schuman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tacos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Schuman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schuman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Schuman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schuman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schuman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schuman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schuman throws a hook but Tacos blocks it.
Schuman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tacos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tacos thuds a left hand into Schuman's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schuman 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 Tacos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tacos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tacos lands with an overhand left.
Schuman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Schuman misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Tacos as Schuman shoots in.
Schuman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schuman throws out a loose jab but Tacos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacos scores with a three punch combo!
Schuman takes one to the side of the head.
Schuman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schuman tries to clinch there but Tacos circles away.
Tacos lands a right hook to the body.
Tacos lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Tacos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Schuman tries to close the distance and clinch but Tacos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tacos but Tacos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tacos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Tacos misses.
Schuman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacos connects with a single shot there.
Tacos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tacos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Schuman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tacos circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Schuman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tacos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schuman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Schuman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tacos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schuman wants to clinch up but Tacos keeps it at a distance.
Tacos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tacos scores with a hook to the body. Schuman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tacos blocks a low kick nicely.
Tacos blocks a head kick by Schuman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacos lands a body shot.
Tacos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schuman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tacos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tacos lands with a nice combination. Schuman backs away looking to recover.
Schuman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tacos throws a hook but Schuman avoids it easily.
Tacos lands a slapping body shot.
Tacos lands a right hook to the body.
Tacos swings for the body but Schuman moves out of range.
Tacos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schuman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuman is looking to clinch.
Tacos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tacos duly obliges.
Schuman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schuman wants to clinch up but Tacos keeps it at a distance.
Schuman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schuman takes one to the chin there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tacos checks a leg kick.
Schuman is looking to clinch.
Tacos lands a two punch combo.
Schuman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tacos is fending him off so far but Schuman persists. Nope, Tacos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan Schuman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schuman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schuman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tacos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schuman throws a jab when Tacos was well out of range.
Schuman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tacos.
Tacos lands a nice shot to the body.
Schuman throws a leg kick which misses Tacos's front leg but catches the back leg as Tacos tries to avoid it.
Schuman tries to clinch there but Tacos circles away.
Schuman moves into range and clinches up with Tacos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Tacos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tacos 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Tacos!
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hype
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RATING
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