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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Gretzski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the ring accompanied by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Gretzski has chosen Wild Thing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Wayne Gretzski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
144 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
20
139 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Gretzski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to clinch but Gretzski is having none of it.
Gretzski looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Gretzski does no damage.
A jab from Gretzski misses.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Gretzski circles away and keeps his distance.
Gretzski leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Jab, jab by Gretzski - just one landing.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Gretzski misses.
Gretzski lands with a shot to the body.
Gretzski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but Gretzski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Taylor to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor prevents Gretzski from standing back up.
Taylor seems to be looking for submissions.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Gretzski won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gretzski's head.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gretzski defends it well.
Gretzski taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gretzski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor lands strikes from half guard.
Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor passes to side control.
Taylor swings around for an armbar but Gretzski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Taylor's guard.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Taylor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gretzski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Gretzski looks gassed!
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Gretzski has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gretzski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gretzski is keeping the position for now.
Taylor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gretzski keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Gretzski trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Taylor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taylor misses with a hook. Gretzski ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Gretzski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a takedown into Gretzski's guard.
Taylor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor pushing down on Gretzski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Taylor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gretzski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taylor.
Gretzski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gretzski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taylor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gretzski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gretzski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gretzski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taylor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taylor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taylor cracks Gretzski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taylor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gretzski looks a forlorn figure.
Tim Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gretzski?
Gretzski is rocked!
Taylor lands a big elbow - Gretzski is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Gretzski is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tim Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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