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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 2328 p4p, 321 weight class) and Melek Taus (ranked 21127 p4p, 646 weight class). Taus has chosen A Cry For Vengeance 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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210 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Gregor misses.
Taus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Taus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Melek Taus has been cut.
Gregor throws a one two combo.
Taus swings for the body but Gregor moves out of range.
Gregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gregor misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Taus.
Gregor misses with a combination
and Taus counters with a stiff right hand.
Gregor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Gregor misses its intended target.
Taus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taus connects with a looping right hand.
James Gregor's cut is getting worse.
Taus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gregor scores with a jab to the body.
Taus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus lands the left hand.
Taus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gregor scores with a one two! Taus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregor lands a nice hook to Taus's body. Taus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gregor throws a big shot that misses.
Crunch! Taus slams his shin into Gregor's torso.
Nice jab there from Gregor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taus keeps Gregor at a distance using the push kick.
Taus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gregor takes a step back to recover.
Gregor throws a shot from downtown. Taus moves away and avoids it.
Taus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gregor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Taus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gregor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James Gregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taus.
Taus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gregor misses with a double jab.
Taus loads up on a big right hand but Gregor slips the punch.
Melek Taus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taus stuns Gregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gregor.
Taus fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregor throws a jab when Taus was well out of range.
James Gregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor throws a lazy uppercut
and Taus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Taus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Melek Taus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gregor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Taus.
Taus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taus.
Taus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taus misses with a body punch.
Taus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taus tries to throw a body punch but Gregor avoids it by throwing Taus back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor wants a takedown but no success here.
Gregor is trying to drag Taus to the mat but Taus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gregor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Taus on the inside.
Taus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Taus as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Taus swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregor backwards.
Taus digs a right hand into Gregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gregor's gas tank.
Taus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taus misses with a punch to the body.
Taus is leaning against Gregor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus can't find room to land a body shot as Gregor controls the action.
Gregor blocks a body shot from Taus.
Taus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gregor.
Gregor can't break the clinch.
Gregor prevents a body shot from Taus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taus.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taus is pushing Gregor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taus can't find room to land a body shot as Gregor controls the action.
Gregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gregor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor throws a poor cross that misses
and Taus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gregor avoids the body shot from Taus.
Gregor misses with a hook
and Taus counters with a thumping low kick.
Gregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taus misses with an uppercut
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gregor's corner calls for a 1-2. Gregor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gregor on the side of the head.
Gregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor drops his hands momentarily and Taus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jeez, James Gregor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Gregor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Melek Taus!
After the fight, Melek Taus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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