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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Combs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Taiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Combs's entrance music is All About The Benjamins. A fine choice. Taiga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Through Gardens Of Grief, At The Gates. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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201 cm
25
266 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexi Taiga!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiga wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taiga, right into the meat.
Combs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Combs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Combs misses its intended target.
Combs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taiga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taiga lands a slapping body shot.
Taiga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taiga tries to clinch but Combs moves out of range.
Combs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taiga blocks a jab.
Combs walks into a left hand.
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!
Taiga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taiga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Combs is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Taiga.
Taiga ducks under a wild hook from Combs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taiga blocking some punches.
Taiga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Combs is defending well for now.
Taiga with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sean Combs has been cut.
Taiga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taiga.
Taiga presses Combs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiga breaks the clinch.
Alexi Taiga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taiga connects with a body shot.
Combs takes one on the button.
Taiga moves into the clinch.
Taiga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taiga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taiga closes the distance and clinches.
Taiga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taiga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taiga manages to break the clinch.
Taiga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Combs.
Combs needs to keep his hands up - Taiga had a free shot at his head there.
Taiga scores with a jab.
Combs walks into a stiff left hand from Taiga.
Combs shoots in for a double leg but Taiga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiga tries to close the distance and clinch but Combs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taiga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taiga lands a nice shot to the body.
Taiga is looking to clinch.
Taiga cracks Combs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taiga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taiga scoring well with a low kick there.
A cross from Taiga lands.
A jab lands there for Taiga.
Combs misses the shot to the body.
Taiga thuds a left hand into Combs's body.
Combs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taiga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Combs.
Combs throws a right and a left that Taiga avoids nicely.
Taiga works over Combs's head and body with a nice combination.
Taiga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taiga clinches with his opponent.
Taiga has a couple of punches blocked by Combs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taiga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taiga looks to land a combination but Combs avoids it well.
Taiga scores with a sloppy right hand. Combs should have avoided that one.
Combs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taiga forces Combs back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Taiga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taiga.
Taiga breaks the clinch.
Taiga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Combs tries to move into range but Taiga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taiga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taiga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Combs counters with a left to the body.
Taiga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taiga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taiga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Taiga connects with a solid leg kick.
Taiga misses with the combination.
Taiga tries to clinch there but Combs circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Combs.
Sean Combs's cut is getting worse.
Taiga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Combs manages to avoid it.
Taiga lands with a nice body punch.
Taiga's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Taiga duly obliges.
Taiga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taiga lands an overhand right.
Taiga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Combs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taiga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Combs swats away the attempt to clinch by Taiga.
Taiga fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Combs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taiga takes the fight into the clinch.
Taiga lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Taiga - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Taiga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Combs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taiga's corner calls for a 1-2. Taiga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Combs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taiga.
Taiga scores with a jab to the body.
Taiga tries to clinch but Combs is having none of it.
Combs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taiga tries to clinch but Combs is having none of it.
Taiga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Combs's calf.
Nice body punch from Taiga.
Taiga tries to clinch but Combs moves out of range.
Taiga lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taiga, as that shot connected.
Sean Combs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Taiga scores with a hook to the body. Combs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taiga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taiga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taiga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taiga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taiga lands a body shot.
Taiga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taiga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Combs backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Taiga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taiga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeez, Sean Combs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Taiga has Combs pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Combs is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Taiga - that's hurt Combs badly! Oh, another knee lands and Combs is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Combs doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alexi Taiga!
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hype
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