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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Tafoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tafoya's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kraftwerk - Musique Non Stop. Loe has chosen RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE "bulls on parade" as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
24
219 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Tafoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loe misses with a low kick.
Loe wants to clinch.
Loe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Loe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tafoya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tafoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tafoya manages to avoid it.
Tafoya connects with a right hand. Loe shakes it off.
Loe moves out of range as Tafoya strikes.
Loe tries to close the distance and clinch but Tafoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Loe misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tafoya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tafoya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe doesn't manage to clinch there - Tafoya circles away.
Tafoya swats away the attempt to clinch by Loe.
Loe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tafoya misses the target.
Loe moves out of range as Tafoya strikes.
Loe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Loe showed some decent athleticism there.
Tafoya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tafoya manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Loe gets to his feet - Tafoya follows without any prompting.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tafoya crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loe - the referee stops the clock and Tafoya gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loe. Tafoya manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tafoya swats away the attempt to clinch by Loe.
Loe is looking to slow Tafoya down with leg kicks.
Loe misses with a takedown attempt - Tafoya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tafoya takes a swing at Loe's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe looks for the body kick but Tafoya saw that one coming.
Tafoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loe.
Loe thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Tafoya.
Loe misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Tafoya misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tafoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tafoya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tafoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Loe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Loe - that will leave a mark!
Loe lands with a nice body kick.
Tafoya is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loe scores with a leg kick.
Harald Loe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loe.
Tafoya throws a looping overhand right but Loe ducks down to avoid it.
Loe throws a push kick but Tafoya slaps the foot to one side.
Loe is looking to clinch but Tafoya is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tafoya misses with a double jab
and Loe counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Loe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Loe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Loe misses.
Tafoya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Loe throws a head kick but Tafoya moves out of range.
Loe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tafoya misses with a two punch combination.
Tafoya throws the left hand but Loe avoids the punch easily.
Loe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Loe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tafoya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loe keeps Tafoya at a distance using the push kick.
Tafoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loe shoots in looking for a takedown. Tafoya tries to sprawl out of it but Loe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tafoya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loe throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Noah Tafoya has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tafoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe tries to close the distance and clinch but Tafoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Loe scores with a head kick.
Tafoya throws a hook but Loe avoids it easily.
Loe throws a head kick but Tafoya moves out of range.
Loe scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Loe.
Loe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tafoya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loe lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe lands a slapping body shot.
Loe lands with a nice combination. Tafoya backs away looking to recover.
Loe throws a series of punches but Tafoya moves out of range.
Loe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loe throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Loe wants to clinch up but Tafoya keeps it at a distance.
Tafoya tries to keep at a distance but Loe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tafoya takes an elbow to the temple.
Tafoya takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Noah Tafoya's cut is getting worse.
Loe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loe connects with a nice looking jab.
Noah Tafoya's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Loe throws a right hand that Tafoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Tafoya also avoids with ease.
Loe misses the body punch
and Tafoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tafoya checks it well.
Loe jabs at Tafoya's body.
Tafoya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Loe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loe moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tafoya wants to break free but Loe has control.
Loe lands a shoulder strike.
Tafoya is trying to break free.
Loe goes for a takedown attempt but Tafoya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Loe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Tafoya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Loe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Loe coming out on top.
Tafoya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loe counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Tafoya lands.
Loe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Loe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tafoya's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loe thumps Tafoya with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loe.
Tafoya will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loe clinches.
Loe lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loe.
Loe lands a body shot.
Tafoya is trying to break the clinch but Loe is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Loe.
Loe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tafoya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Loe lands a nice elbow.
Loe lands a nice elbow.
Loe lands a left hand.
Loe lands an elbow just above Tafoya 's eye.
Jeez, Noah Tafoya's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Loe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Loe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loe lands an elbow just above Tafoya 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Tafoya's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harald Loe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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