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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheamus Meallan (ranked 3337 p4p, 411 weight class) and Scott Murley (ranked 2437 p4p, 312 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheamus Meallan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meallan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meallan throws a body shot but no joy.
Meallan thows a leg kick but Murley checks it
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meallan lands a really nice looking cross but Murley seems unphased.
Decent striking displayed by Murley there.
Meallan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Meallan throws a right hand that misses
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meallan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murley was well out of range. Poor timing from Meallan.
Meallan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meallan throws a sloppy body shot
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
Murley throws a lazy right hand but Meallan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Meallan misses.
Meallan slips a jab from Murley.
Meallan throws a big counter combination but Murley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Meallan misses with a wild body shot.
Murley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murley misses with a body punch
and Meallan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meallan staying out of range there.
Meallan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meallan throws a looping overhand right but Murley ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Murley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meallan tries a head kick but it misses.
Murley tries to move into range but Meallan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meallan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meallan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meallan throws a right hand that misses
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
Meallan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meallan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meallan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murley was well out of range. Poor timing from Meallan.
Meallan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meallan throws a sloppy head kick and Murley moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meallan throws a lazy uppercut
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meallan throws a right hand that Murley ducks under and follows up with a left that Murley also avoids with ease.
Meallan misses with a hook
and Murley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meallan moves out of range as Murley strikes.
Murley 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.
Meallan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Meallan as he connects with a hook.
Meallan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meallan cracks Murley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meallan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meallan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murley has time to react.
Meallan with a nice calf kick.
Meallan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murley momentarily.
Meallan throws a body shot but no joy.
Meallan throws a leg kick but Murley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murley is looking to score with low kicks.
Murley throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meallan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murley eats them both and turns towards Meallan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Meallan missing with a left hand there. Murley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meallan misses with a hook
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
Meallan misses with a hook.
Murley looks to land a left hand but Meallan moved out of range nicely.
Meallan throws an off balance right hand
and Murley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meallan.
Meallan throws a body shot but no joy.
Meallan moves away from the strike by Murley.
Meallan missing with a left hand there. Murley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meallan misses with a combination
enabling Murley to counter with a crisp jab.
Meallan throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Meallan misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meallan takes a swing at Murley's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Meallan misses.
Meallan misses with a low kick as Murley jumps back.
Meallan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meallan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murley just misses with a punch to the body.
Meallan throws a hook but Murley avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murley. Meallan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meallan doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murley looks to score with a jab to the body but Meallan is just out of range.
Murley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meallan misses with a looping left.
Murley lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sheamus Meallan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meallan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meallan.
A little jabbing left from Murley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meallan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murley throws a lazy right hand but Meallan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meallan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Meallan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheamus Meallan is winning the standup battle so far.
Murley scores with a sloppy right hand. Meallan should have avoided that one.
Meallan misses with a body punch
and Murley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meallan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Meallan.
Meallan scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murley misses with a left hand
and Meallan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meallan. That's going to slow Murley down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meallan swings widly with a right hand
and Murley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Meallan misses.
Meallan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murley throws a leg kick but Meallan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meallan tried to score with a low kick but Murley checks it.
Murley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Murley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meallan lands a nice shot to the body.
Murley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meallan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meallan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley counters with a right hand to the body.
Meallan connects with a body shot that sends Murley's belly button to the back.
A jab from Meallan misses.
Murley blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Murley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
No joy there for Meallan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meallan ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meallan scores with a leg kick.
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!
No joy there for Meallan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meallan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murley on the side of the head.
Meallan jabs Murley right on the nose. Murley blinks but takes it well.
Meallan misses with a hook
and Murley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meallan.
An attempted straight right counter from Meallan misses the target.
Meallan misses with a body shot
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Meallan.
Meallan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meallan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meallan misses with a head kick.
Murley misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meallan, as that shot connected.
Murley moves forwards but Meallan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murley slips under a jab.
Murley takes one on the button.
Meallan lands with an uppercut that bounces Murley off the cage and back into range.
Meallan looks to land a right hand but Murley moved out of range.
Murley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murley checks a leg kick.
Meallan throws a hook to the side of Murley's head but Murley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Meallan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Murley.
Meallan scores with a shot to the body.
Meallan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meallan. Murley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meallan throws a looping overhand right but Murley ducks down to avoid it.
Murley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Meallan.
Meallan misses the body punch
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meallan cracks Murley with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meallan lands a body shot.
Meallan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meallan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murley moves away.
Murley avoids the head kick by Meallan.
Murley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meallan connects with a body shot.
Murley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Meallan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meallan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meallan throws a poor cross that misses
and Meallan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheamus Meallan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Murley - just one landing.
Meallan staying out of range there.
Meallan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murley.
A left lands for Meallan.
Sheamus Meallan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Murley misses its intended target.
Meallan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meallan throws a leg kick but Murley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meallan manages to avoid it.
Meallan lands a nice shot that snaps Murley's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Murley.
An attempted straight right counter from Meallan misses the target.
Meallan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meallan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Meallan misses.
A nice side step and Murley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murley misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meallan looks to land a right hand but Murley moved out of range.
Meallan throws a jab when Murley was well out of range.
Murley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murley moves out of range of the strikes.
Meallan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meallan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murley.
Meallan missing with a left hand there. Murley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meallan moves away.
Meallan throws a big counter combination but Murley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Meallan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murley.
Murley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meallan misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meallan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Murley counter with a right hand.
Meallan misses with a left hand
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meallan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murley backs up against the cage.
Meallan misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meallan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meallan misses with a hook. Murley ducked under it nicely.
Murley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meallan.
Meallan throws a hook but Murley avoids it easily.
Meallan throws a hook but Murley avoids it easily.
Murley tests Meallan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meallan.
Murley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meallan moves away from the strike by Murley.
Murley misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meallan scores with a sloppy right hand. Murley should have avoided that one.
Meallan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murley misses with a shot to the body
and Meallan counters with a low kick, right behind Murley 's knee.
Murley misses the body punch
and Murley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murley throws a shot from downtown. Meallan moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Meallan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meallan lands a nice looking body shot.
Murley avoids the body shot from Meallan.
Scott Murley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meallan misses with a left hand
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
Meallan throws an off balance right hand
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
Murley dips to his left and cracks Meallan with an uppercut!
Murley ducks right into an uppercut from Meallan.
Meallan slips under a jab.
As Murley looks to move away, Meallan throws a big counter combo but Murley just gets out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meallan stalks Murley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murley's face. Murley staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murley just misses with a punch to the body.
Meallan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murley throws an off balance right hand
and Murley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meallan misses with a hook
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murley throws a hook but Meallan blocks it.
Meallan misses the shot to the body.
Meallan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murley throws out a loose jab but Meallan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meallan.
Murley stuns Meallan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meallan misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murley! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sheamus Meallan.
Well Meallan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheamus Meallan!
An out of breath Sheamus Meallan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Scott Murley was interviewed post fight and said '
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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