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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarzan Taborda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Byron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taborda comes to the cage accompanied by New Noise by Refused. Byron is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roky Erickson - Click your Fingers Applauding the Play . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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281 lbs
20 - 6 - 1 |
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282 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Tarzan Taborda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Byron!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Taborda as he connects with a hook.
Byron on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Byron takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taborda swings for the body but Byron moves out of range.
Taborda swings for the body but Byron moves out of range.
Taborda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taborda misses with a hook. Byron ducked under it nicely.
Taborda darts in and clinches Byron up against the cage.
Taborda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taborda's brow.
Byron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taborda.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byron throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Byron.
Taborda avoids a wild elbow strike from Byron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byron is stalling here.
Taborda scores with a shoulder strike.
Byron tries to stall but Taborda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taborda pushes Byron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taborda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taborda shoots in looking for a takedown. Byron tries to sprawl out of it but Taborda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Byron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taborda moves into the clinch.
Taborda struggles to land a body shot inside as Byron controls his hands.
Taborda lands an uppercut.
Byron missing with knees to the body.
Taborda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taborda as Byron tries to tie him up.
Taborda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taborda drives through and clinches with Byron against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taborda.
Taborda wants to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taborda avoiding damage as Byron throws knees to the body.
Byron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taborda lands with a left to the head.
Taborda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byron's elbow.
Taborda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taborda just misses with a punch to the body.
Byron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taborda.
Taborda scores with a sloppy right hand. Byron should have avoided that one.
Taborda tests Byron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taborda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taborda lands in his opponent's guard.
Taborda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taborda stands up from Byron's guard - Taborda perhaps looking for a knockout.
Taborda moves into the clinch.
Taborda lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taborda breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taborda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Byron, pushing him back against the cage.
Byron throws an elbow but it misses.
Taborda lands a shoulder strike.
Taborda on the defensive, avoiding the 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!
Taborda avoids a wild elbow strike from Byron.
Byron'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.
Taborda dodges an elbow strike from Byron.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taborda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byron backwards.
Taborda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byron backwards.
Taborda has had enough of the clinch but Byron keeps him there for the moment.
Byron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarzan Taborda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Taborda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looks like Tarzan Taborda has been cut.
Taborda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taborda lands with a hook. Byron tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Byron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taborda throws a sloppy body shot
and Byron moves into the clinch.
Taborda slows down the pace here.
Byron misses with an elbow strike.
Taborda is looking to control Byron's arms but Byron gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taborda has his back to the cage.
Taborda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A right hand to the body from Taborda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taborda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Taborda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taborda has Byron up against the cage in a clinch.
Byron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taborda avoids it.
Taborda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Byron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taborda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taborda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Taborda.
Taborda clinches.
Taborda lands a right hand.
Taborda lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byron stalling in the clinch but Taborda improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byron throws an elbow but misses.
Byron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taborda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Byron is breathing heavily.
Taborda breaks the clinch.
Taborda lands a really nice looking cross but Byron seems unphased.
Taborda throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Byron tumbling to the canvas!
Byron is rocked!
Byron being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taborda stands and steps away. Byron gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Taborda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byron.
Taborda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byron manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byron leaves Taborda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taborda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taborda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Byron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Taborda has cracked Byron with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Taborda lands another huge swinging hook and Byron tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Byron, before Taborda can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tarzan Taborda!
Tarzan Taborda very nearly forgot to thank Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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