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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellis Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ellis Sly!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Sly counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor gets caught napping as Sly dives in and scores a takedown. Taylor manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sly trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor pulls Sly in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ellis Sly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sly looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor pushes Sly away with a front kick.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters circling a little - Taylor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sly takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Sly misses with a double jab.
Sly blocks the body kick.
Sly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly throws a shot to the body.
Sly throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Sly as Taylor shoots in.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sly but Sly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Sly misses.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Sly counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Sly saw that one coming.
Sly swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
A jab from Sly finds it's way through Taylor's defenses.
Good shot there by Sly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Taylor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taylor shoots and misses
and Sly counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
Sly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sly cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Sly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Sly tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sly lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Sly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sly.
Sly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor connects with a solid leg kick.
Sly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Sly lands.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sly scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sly catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sly swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Sly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taylor misses with a takedown
and Sly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Sly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joe Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sly loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Sly misses with a low kick.
Sly scores with a jab to the head.
Joe Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Sly scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Sly misses the target.
Sly lands a head shot.
Sly misses with a two punch combination.
Sly cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taylor's head.
A punch lands to the side of Taylor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sly swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Taylor is looking to control Sly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Taylor is controlling Sly's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sly.
Sly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sly moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Good shot there by Sly.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Sly.
Taylor thuds his shin into the meat of Sly's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Sly misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sly pinned against the cage. Sly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.
Sly is looking to stall here but Taylor recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sly wants to get up but he can't break Taylor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Sly is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Sly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sly eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sly moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Sly thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
Taylor lands a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sly.
Sly throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sly if he has to take too many more of those.
Sly misses with a straight left.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Sly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly just misses with a punch to the body.
Sly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Taylor on his heels. He'll look to pass Taylor's guard now, I'm sure.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Sly is having none of it.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor pushes Sly off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Sly works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sly.
Taylor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sly showed some decent athleticism there.
Sly is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Taylor manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sly trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joe Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ellis Sly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Taylor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sly looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellis Sly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sly 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ellis Sly!
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energy
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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