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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tsyuoshi Taranaki (ranked 7629 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyriac Doumbe (ranked 8574 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsyuoshi Taranaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cyriac Doumbe's chin.
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155 lbs
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178 cm
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tsyuoshi Taranaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cyriac Doumbe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranaki rushes Doumbe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doumbe tries to circle away but Taranaki has him pinned against the cage.
Taranaki fails to pull guard.
Taranaki avoids the elbow strike from Doumbe, against the cage.
Doumbe breaks from the clinch.
Doumbe goes for a double leg but Taranaki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taranaki continues to drive forward.
Doumbe moves into the clinch.
Doumbe tries to pull guard but Taranaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Doumbe drops back down to his feet.
Taranaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taranaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doumbe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taranaki is keeping busy.
Taranaki manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doumbe is looking to clinch but Taranaki is avoiding it.
Doumbe looks for a takedown but Taranaki sprawls well.
Tsyuoshi Taranaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyriac Doumbe.
Doumbe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taranaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Taranaki pulls guard.
Taranaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doumbe trying to control but Taranaki is working from the bottom.
Doumbe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taranaki is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe trying to control but Taranaki is working from the bottom.
Doumbe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doumbe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Doumbe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taranaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doumbe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Doumbe. Those never looked like landing.
Taranaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Doumbe tries to sprawl out of it but Taranaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doumbe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe is looking to clinch.
Doumbe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doumbe gets tackled into the cage by Taranaki. Taranaki maintains the clinch.
Taranaki pulls Doumbe into guard.
Doumbe wants to pass the guard but Taranaki is keeping the position.
Doumbe trying to control the position from guard on top but Taranaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doumbe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Taranaki dives on top into guard.
Taranaki postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Taranaki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Doumbe keeping moving, preventing Taranaki from controlling successfully.
Taranaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Doumbe is retaining full guard.
Taranaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doumbe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taranaki is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doumbe looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsyuoshi Taranaki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doumbe wants to clinch
and Taranaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doumbe closes the distance and clinches up with Taranaki, looking for a takedown. Doumbe pushes Taranaki against the cage but Taranaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taranaki moves into the clinch.
Doumbe decides to pull guard.
Doumbe trying to control the position.
Taranaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Doumbe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranaki being controlled here momentarily.
Doumbe is trying to control the position but Taranaki postures up.
Taranaki wants to pass the guard but Doumbe is keeping the position.
Doumbe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taranaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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.
Taranaki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doumbe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doumbe tries to pull guard but Taranaki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Doumbe looking to stall.
Taranaki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tsyuoshi Taranaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyriac Doumbe.
Doumbe looking to throw knees to the head but Taranaki is blocking nicely.
Doumbe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taranaki has Doumbe pressed against the cage.
Taranaki breaks from the clinch.
Taranaki rushes Doumbe and presses him up against the cage.
Doumbe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taranaki fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe wants to clinch.
Taranaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taranaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Doumbe moves into the clinch successfully.
Taranaki tries to score a body lock takedown but Doumbe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Doumbe stalling against the cage.
Taranaki working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe is trying to break the clinch but Taranaki is controlling him.
Taranaki lands a knee to the head.
Taranaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taranaki is trying to pull guard but Doumbe has him pressed against the cage.
Taranaki prevents the takedown attempt.
Doumbe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taranaki is trying to drag Doumbe to the mat but Doumbe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doumbe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taranaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taranaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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 Tsyuoshi Taranaki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Doumbe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taranaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doumbe shoots in looking for a takedown. Taranaki tries to sprawl out of it but Doumbe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taranaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taranaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taranaki has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taranaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Doumbe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taranaki to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doumbe gets underhooks to prevent Taranaki's takedown attempt.
Doumbe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tsyuoshi Taranaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyriac Doumbe.
Taranaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taranaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doumbe rushes Taranaki and presses him up against the cage.
Doumbe is looking for a takedown.
Doumbe wants to get back to striking at distance but Taranaki won't allow it.
Doumbe wants a takedown.
Doumbe jumps guard but Taranaki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Doumbe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taranaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doumbe tries to break the clinch but Taranaki is controlling the position.
Taranaki misses with a body punch.
Doumbe is trying to pull guard but Taranaki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Doumbe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taranaki keeps control of Doumbe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doumbe stalling in the clinch but Taranaki improves position.
Nice body punch from Taranaki.
Doumbe taking a breather.
Taranaki stalling.
Taranaki jumps into guard, dragging Doumbe to the mat.
Taranaki trying to control the position.
Taranaki keeping moving, preventing Doumbe from controlling successfully.
Taranaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doumbe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taranaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taranaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doumbe can do to turn this around?
Doumbe won't allow Taranaki to get back to his feet.
Taranaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taranaki being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tsyuoshi Taranaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Taranaki tries for a takedown but Doumbe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taranaki goes for a double leg but Doumbe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Doumbe continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doumbe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taranaki tries to pull guard but Doumbe holds him up against the cage and eventually Taranaki drops back down to his feet.
Taranaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Doumbe lands an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doumbe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doumbe fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsyuoshi Taranaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taranaki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsyuoshi Taranaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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