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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tappy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Taylor struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Keith Taylor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tappy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor with a nice cross.
Taylor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gilmore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Taylor coming out on top.
Gilmore is rocked!
Gilmore shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oh Gilmore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gilmore shoots in for a double leg but Taylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tappy Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilmore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Gilmore seems to have got his legs back now.
Gilmore 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! Gilmore 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 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Taylor!
An out of breath Keith Taylor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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