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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karsten Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meredith comes to the cage accompanied by Four Kicks. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karsten Black!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black has Meredith up against the cage in a clinch.
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Meredith won't allow it.
Meredith tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Meredith keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meredith prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
Meredith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meredith tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Meredith.
Meredith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meredith tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Meredith landing knees to the body.
Meredith tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Meredith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Meredith tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black tries to break the clinch but Meredith is controlling the position.
Meredith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meredith is breathing heavily.
Meredith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black just leaning against Meredith, taking a breather.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith misses with a low kick.
Meredith looks to clinch
and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
Black working away.
Black takes a little break here. Meredith wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Black stands up and beckons Meredith to his feet.
Black lands with a hook. Meredith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meredith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Meredith's guard.
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!
Black stands up over Meredith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meredith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Meredith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black is working Meredith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Meredith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Black!
Meredith throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chris Meredith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meredith clinches but Black breaks the clinch
and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
Black decides to stand back up.
Black scores with a takedown into Meredith's guard.
Meredith working a defensive guard here.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meredith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meredith in his tracks.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Meredith fights it but they end up in guard.
Meredith controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Meredith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black cracks Meredith with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Meredith being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meredith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black is working Meredith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meredith looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karsten Black dominated that 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.
Meredith throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Meredith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meredith fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black feints and then cracks Meredith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meredith down.
Black scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Black connects with a single shot there.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Meredith is trying desperately to improve position.
Meredith gets back to half guard.
Black winds up and cracks Meredith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Meredith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meredith looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Black pushes past his half guard into mount!
Black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith is working to get back to half guard.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Meredith gets back to half guard.
Black wants to take a breather but Meredith is having none of it.
Black throwing shots but Meredith is blocking nicely.
Black is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Meredith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Black.
Meredith is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Black pulls his head out easily.
Meredith actively working from the bottom here.
Meredith tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meredith actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Black lands a nice short elbow.
Black is pressing down on Meredith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Meredith is holding on for now.
Meredith is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meredith avoid being mounted?
Karsten Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Meredith looking for submissions off his back.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black stands up and beckons Meredith to join him on the feet.
Black scores with a takedown into Meredith's guard.
Meredith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Meredith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Meredith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black is working Meredith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Black is in close to Meredith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Meredith keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meredith swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Meredith pushes Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Meredith keeps him there for the moment.
Meredith misses with a knee to the head.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meredith wants to clinch.
Black forces Meredith back against the cage and clinches.
Black is trying to break free.
Black can't break the clinch.
Meredith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meredith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black is working Meredith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karsten Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meredith closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Meredith didn't expect that.
Meredith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meredith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Meredith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Meredith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Meredith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black keeping full guard, as Meredith tries to pass.
Black wants to sweep here but Meredith controlling him for the moment.
Meredith passes into half guard.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Meredith trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black has momentary wrist control but Meredith slips an elbow through the middle.
Meredith tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Black kicks Meredith off and gets to his feet.
Black fails to land the takedown.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black shoots in and bounces Meredith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Meredith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meredith is trying to keep Black in close.
Meredith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Meredith has his foot on Black's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Meredith working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meredith but Meredith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meredith has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.
Meredith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Meredith tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Meredith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black moves into range and clinches up with Meredith.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meredith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Meredith won't allow it.
Black fails to pull guard.
Chris Meredith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karsten Black.
Meredith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Meredith has double underhooks.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Meredith has wrist control.
Black being controlled here momentarily.
Meredith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chris Meredith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black won't allow Meredith to sweep him here.
Karsten Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karsten Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karsten Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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