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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Hell Raisers
Date: May 10, 2025 |
#R1#
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dawa.
Dawa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dawa landing knees to the body.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Dawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
#CUT#It looks like Duncan Taylor has been cut.
Taylor looks winded!
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawa won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dawa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees to the body from Dawa.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawa with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dawa obliges.
Dawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Dawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Dawa working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Dawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dawa lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off. #T1#
Dawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
#KD#
Dawa drops Taylor with a big knee straight up the middle! Taylor is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#Taylor is rocked!
Dawa lands with a big right hook that stumbles Taylor - he's out on his feet here! Dawa follows up with another monster hook that separates Taylor from consciousness! Taylor falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Dawa stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Norbu Dawa! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 08, 2025 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate.#CL2#
Taylor has Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.#TD#
Tate jumps guard and drags Taylor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU2#
Taylor stands up from Tate's guard - Taylor perhaps looking for a knockout.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Tate counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taylor wants to stand up but Tate is controlling him.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully. #T1##ES2#
Taylor pushes Tate off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Tate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#It looks like Rewa Tate has been cut.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rewa Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2#
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into Tate's guard.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
Tate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tate is proving hard to escape from. #SU2#
Tate is working an open guard so Taylor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Taylor forces Tate back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Taylor drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Tate drops back, looking for a kneebar! Taylor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Taylor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Taylor! #REVB#
Taylor lands some shots froms side control.#T3#
Taylor landing strikes.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Tate takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tate taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Tate wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor is putting a hurting on Tate here, landing some big shots from side control.
Taylor cracks Tate with a big elbow.
Taylor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #SU2#
Taylor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tate to his feet.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
#T4#
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taylor tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the cage.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD2#
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Taylor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rewa Tate's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Tate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor leaves Tate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Taylor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tate somewhat.#CL2#
Taylor instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rewa Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.#T1#
Tate slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Taylor clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
#TD2#
Taylor tightens his grip and picks Tate up, before dumping him to the ground. Tate manages to land in guard.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor wants to stand but Tate is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Taylor. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Tate won't let him.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Tate is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tate is keeping the position for now. #SU2#
Taylor stands and steps away. Tate gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2#
Taylor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tate quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Tate's head.
Tate has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Taylor lands strikes from half guard.
Taylor tries to stand and escape but Tate is controlling the position. #SU2#
Taylor decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #CL2#
Taylor gets a clinch. #BC2#
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Tate saw that one coming.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL2#
Tate gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Taylor misses. #CL2#
Taylor pushes Tate up against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the cage.#TD2#
Taylor has hold of one of Tate's legs. Tate is fighting the takedown attempt but Taylor gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Tate has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tate's head.
Taylor works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor wants to stand and escape but instead Tate has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rewa Tate's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Taylor clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the cage.
Tate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Tate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Taylor pushes Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Tate around his waist. Tate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tate blocks a body shot from Taylor. #BC2#
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Duncan Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Taylor forces Tate back against the cage and clinches.
Tate wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rewa Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Tate slips a jab from Taylor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taylor cracks Tate with a solid left hand.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tate is keeping the position for now.
Taylor cracks Tate with a solid left hand.
Taylor trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Tate had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor wants to stand but Tate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor distracts Tate with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T3#
Taylor postures up in Tate's guard and throws a big left but Tate blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Tate drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Taylor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#BC2#
Taylor breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate attempts a counter takedown but Taylor avoids it well and moves away.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
#TD2#
Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
#T4#
Taylor is nestled in close to Tate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Tate's head.
Taylor is thwarting Tate's attempts to control the position.
Tate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Duncan Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Taylor is thwarting Tate's attempts to control the position.
Duncan Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Taylor! |
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