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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Pithe Canthropus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Taylor's chin.
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165 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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167 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pithe Canthropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Canthropus throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Canthropus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
A telegraphed right hand from Canthropus misses the target.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Canthropus misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Canthropus is breathing heavily.
Canthropus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Canthropus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canthropus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Canthropus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Canthropus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Canthropus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taylor.
Canthropus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Canthropus circles away.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Canthropus avoids them all with ease.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Canthropus ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Canthropus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Canthropus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canthropus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Canthropus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Canthropus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Canthropus misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Ryan Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor throws a hook but Canthropus avoids it easily.
Canthropus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Pithe Canthropus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Taylor.
Canthropus misses with a straight right.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Canthropus ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Canthropus's head but Canthropus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Canthropus which made him look bad.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Canthropus moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Canthropus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Canthropus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canthropus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Canthropus wants it to stay on the feet.
Canthropus is looking to score with low kicks.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Canthropus motions for Taylor to come forward. Canthropus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canthropus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor winds up and cracks Canthropus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Canthropus keeps working.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Canthropus is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canthropus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Canthropus working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor is in close to Canthropus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Canthropus on the side of the head.
Taylor defending well as Canthropus loads up on a big left hand.
Canthropus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Canthropus throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Canthropus throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Canthropus. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Canthropus slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Canthropus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Nice defenses there by Canthropus.
Horrible takedown by Canthropus or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Taylor scores with a jab. Canthropus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Canthropus shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A cross from Taylor lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Canthropus knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Canthropus is rocked!
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Canthropus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Canthropus.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
BOOM! Taylor lands a beautiful left hook that drops Canthropus. Canthropus tries to recover but Taylor is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Canthropus lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Taylor!
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hype
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