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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defer Taite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taite has chosen The Days That Never Comes - Metallica as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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221 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Defer Taite!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taite misses with a combination
and Silver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Taite leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taite pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Silver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Taite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Taite on the inside.
Taite stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taite.
Taite can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Taite leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taite scores with a shoulder strike.
Taite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taite takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Defer Taite has been cut.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taite is keeping busy.
Taite throws a head punch that misses.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver is stalling here.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Taite shrugs off.
A short left from Taite.
Taite blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Taite shrugs off.
Silver slowing the pace effectively.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Taite looking to stall.
Taite scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taite lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Taite avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Taite scores with a hook to the body.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silver stalling in the clinch but Taite improves position.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Taite.
Taite trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Taite dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Taite.
Taite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taite's brow.
Taite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silver looking to stall.
Taite is struggling to control the position.
Taite lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taite stalling.
Taite has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taite lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taite lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taite misses with a punch to the body.
Taite is looking to control Silver's arms but Silver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taite has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Defer Taite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Defer Taite's cut.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Silver throws a combination that misses
letting Taite counter with a right hand.
Silver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver misses with a body shot
and Taite holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taite avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
Silver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Taite.
Taite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taite working aggressively here.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taite.
Silver taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taite.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Defer Taite seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taite looking to slow down the pace here.
Taite misses with a punch on the inside.
Taite wants to stall.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
Taite scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Taite taking a breather.
Taite blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taite blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Silver prevents a body shot from Taite.
Silver'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.
Taite stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taite avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Taite is stalling here.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Taite.
Taite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taite as Silver tries to tie him up.
Taite tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Taite trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taite into the cage.
Taite scores with a hook to the body.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Taite is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taite throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver is trying to stall.
Taite avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Taite lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver stalls.
Taite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taite can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taite swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Defer Taite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Defer Taite's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver slips a jab and a cross from Taite.
Taite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver avoids the body shot from Taite.
Silver slips a jab from Taite.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Taite.
Silver slips under a jab.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Taite is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Taite misses.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Taite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taite manages to avoid it.
Taite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Taite has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Taite dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to control Taite's arms but Taite gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silver has his back to the cage.
Taite lands with a right to the head.
Taite lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
A left hand lands to the body for Taite.
Taite letting Silver take a breather here.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Taite looking to slow down the pace here.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taite lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taite has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Taite gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taite misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taite scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Taite tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taite blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taite.
Taite misses with the head strike.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Taite tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taite lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silver looking to stall.
Taite blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Taite dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Taite lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver blocks a body shot from Taite.
Taite is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver prevents a body shot from Taite.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taite's defenses.
Taite blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taite.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Taite has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Defer Taite is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Come on Silver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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!
Taite throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Defer Taite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taite 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Defer Taite!
Defer Taite managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Fuel, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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