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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Domphy (ranked 2591 p4p, 305 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 2236 p4p, 280 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Domphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domphy misses with a kick to the body
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Phil Domphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Domphy.
Domphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taylor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Domphy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Domphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Domphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor with a hook.
Taylor lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Domphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Domphy misses with a punch to the body.
Domphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Domphy.
Domphy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taylor prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Domphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Taylor.
Domphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Domphy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Domphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor pushes Domphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor stalling against the cage.
Domphy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Taylor to keep the fight standing.
Domphy stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
Domphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Domphy backwards.
Domphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Domphy misses with some punches.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Domphy's ribcage. Domphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Domphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Domphy backwards.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Domphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Domphys head.
Domphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Domphy.
Domphy stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Domphy fails to pull guard.
Domphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Domphy is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Domphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Domphy backwards.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Domphy is rocked!
Taylor scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Domphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
The referee calls for Taylor to work.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Domphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Domphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Domphy trying to control the position but instead, Taylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Domphy into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Domphy.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Domphy's head.
Taylor digs a right hand into Domphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Domphy's gas tank.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Domphy backwards.
Domphy can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Domphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Domphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
A short left from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor pushes Domphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Domphy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Taylor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Domphy wants to land a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Domphy throws a leg kick but Taylor checks it.
Domphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Domphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Domphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and Domphy settles back down.
Domphy tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Domphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taylor blocks a leg kick.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Domphy throws a head punch that misses.
Domphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Domphy backwards.
Domphy working aggressively here.
Domphy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Meldrick Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Domphy backwards.
Taylor lands a big right hand that drops Domphy! The killer instinct kicks in and Taylor finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meldrick Taylor!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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