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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baranowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Baranowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Taylor.
Taylor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Baranowski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Baranowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Baranowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baranowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taylor clinches.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baranowski backwards.
Taylor jumps guard but Baranowski stands there with Taylor around his waist. Taylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baranowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baranowski looking to score a takedown here. Taylor is defending well but Baranowski drives through and ends up in Taylor's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baranowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Baranowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baranowski throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Baranowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baranowski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is striking off his back. Baranowski thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Taylor keeping hold of Baranowski's head, controlling as best he can.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Baranowski wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baranowski is looking to pass Taylor's guard but actually Taylor recovers to full guard.
Taylor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Baranowski passes into half guard.
Taylor is controlling Baranowski's trapped leg to prevent Baranowski from advancing to side control.
Baranowski controlling the action here.
Taylor tries to roll over but Baranowski keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baranowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Baranowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Baranowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Baranowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baranowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Baranowski's head but Baranowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baranowski.
Baranowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baranowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baranowski.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor tests Baranowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baranowski slips a straight right by Taylor.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baranowski misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glen Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baranowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor cracks Baranowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Baranowski moved out of range.
Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baranowski under the eye.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baranowski circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Baranowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Baranowski on that attempt.
Taylor cracks Baranowski with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baranowski connects with a single shot there.
Baranowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Baranowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baranowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Baranowski is defending well.
Baranowski wants a takedown.
Baranowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Baranowski saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baranowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baranowski misses with a wild combination.
Taylor tries to clinch but Baranowski is having none of it.
Taylor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baranowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Baranowski tries to counter with a takedown but Taylor is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baranowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Glen Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baranowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glen Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baranowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baranowski is fending him off so far but Taylor persists. Nope, Baranowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Baranowski feinted with a counter takedown.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
A big right from Baranowski misses.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baranowski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baranowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor tries to clinch but Baranowski moves away
and Baranowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Baranowski should have avoided that one.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Baranowski attempts a counter takedown but Taylor avoids it well and moves away.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baranowski at a distance.
Baranowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Baranowski avoids it with no problem.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baranowski slips under a jab from Taylor.
A little feinted left hand from Baranowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baranowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taylor to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Baranowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor, which made it look bad.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor lunges at Baranowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baranowski's hand.
Baranowski shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baranowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Baranowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor walks straight into a right hand from Baranowski - that's dropped him! Baranowski jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Taylor from any more punishment! Taylor complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Baranowski!
After winning the bout, Adam Baranowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Glen Taylor spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck all you bitches!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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