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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thali Kaya (ranked 6400 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Taylor (ranked 6204 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slipknot - Before I Forget. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thali Kaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaya throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kaya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kaya is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kaya defends it well.
Good leg kick by Kaya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kaya defends it well.
Kaya misses with a combination
and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Kaya didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaya is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Kaya's brow.
Kaya wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaya is breathing heavily.
Taylor distracts Kaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kaya has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor is working Kaya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Taylor cracks Kaya with a solid left hand.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Kaya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kaya tries to get out of the position.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor pushing down on Kaya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kaya taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Kaya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor 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.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taylor is nestled in close to Kaya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor is nestled in close to Kaya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor is nestled in close to Kaya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Kaya's temple.
Kaya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Kaya's hands, connecting with Kaya's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kaya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor lands strikes from half guard.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
Kaya is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taylor 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.
Taylor 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.
Taylor works his way into full mount!
Taylor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Taylor dominating with strikes here.
Kaya is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taylor with shots to the head and body - Kaya looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
Kaya is in a horrible position here. Taylor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Taylor lands a big elbow.
Taylor lands with some strikes.
Taylor lands a big shot there that rocks Kaya but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor scoring with strikes but Kaya is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor with a couple of short strikes.
Kaya in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaya?
Kaya in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kaya looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taylor landing strikes from the mount and Kaya is in trouble!
Taylor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaya throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
Corey Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor is in close to Kaya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor postures up in Kaya's guard and throws a big left but Kaya blocks it.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kaya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kaya's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor advances to half guard.
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. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Kaya's temple.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
Taylor 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.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaya has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taylor working Kaya over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kaya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor prevents Kaya from standing back up.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaya has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kaya taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Kaya has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaya has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Kaya's hands, connecting with Kaya's forehead.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Kaya's temple.
Taylor 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working over Kaya with some ground and pound. Kaya looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Taylor 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.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kaya has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taylor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kaya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor 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.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
Taylor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Kaya's hands, connecting with Kaya's forehead.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Kaya's temple.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Taylor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Kaya's temple.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaya taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Kaya is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kaya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kaya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Taylor tries to counter it with a takedown but Kaya pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kaya misses with a two punch combination.
And Taylor tries to counter it with a takedown but Kaya pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kaya throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sloppy strikes from Kaya. Those never looked like landing.
Kaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kaya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kaya's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kaya has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor is working Kaya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor works over Kaya with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor is working Kaya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor is in close to Kaya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor distracts Kaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor distracts Kaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taylor cracks Kaya with a solid left hand.
Kaya has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor distracts Kaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor is working Kaya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thali Kaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor is in close to Kaya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor stands up over Kaya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taylor distracts Kaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor distracts Kaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor cracks Kaya with a solid left hand.
Taylor is working Kaya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor is in close to Kaya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor works over Kaya with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor distracts Kaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaya's head.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kaya's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Taylor!
A relieved looking Corey Taylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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