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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sherlock Holmes (ranked 7285 p4p, 470 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 3570 p4p, 365 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sherlock Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Taylor.
It looks like Sherlock Holmes has been cut.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holmes 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 Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Taylor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor.
Holmes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor stalls.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holmes is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor stalling the fight.
Taylor is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Taylor to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Holmes misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor digs a right hand into Holmes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmes's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Holmes is rocked!
Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylor is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor 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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
A short left from Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
Taylor cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sherlock Holmes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holmes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Holmes gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Taylor gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Holmes is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meldrick 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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FIGHT
RATING
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