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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Van Der Meer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacky Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Van Der Meer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zacky Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Der Meer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Meer.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Meer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Stevenson.
It looks like Ethan Van Der Meer has been cut.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Meer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Van Der Meer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
Van Der Meer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Van Der Meer's head but Van Der Meer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Meer moves away and avoids it.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Der Meer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer moves forwards but Stevenson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Van Der Meer avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
Van Der Meer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Van Der Meer moves out of range.
Stevenson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson takes a swing at Van Der Meer's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson digs a good body shot into Van Der Meer's ribs.
Van Der Meer is breathing heavily.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevenson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Meer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stevenson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevenson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stevenson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Der Meer rather than just go for the knockout.
Stevenson lands a really nice looking cross but Van Der Meer seems unphased.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stevenson jabs Van Der Meer right on the nose. Van Der Meer blinks but takes it well.
Van Der Meer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Der Meer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Der Meer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Der Meer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Van Der Meer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Van Der Meer ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Meer also avoids with ease.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Meer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevenson takes a swing at Van Der Meer's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Meer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Van Der Meer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
Van Der Meer clinches up against the cage.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevenson blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks with his arms.
Stevenson working aggressively here.
Van Der Meer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stevenson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Der Meer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee strike.
Van Der Meer tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee to the head.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Der Meer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevenson is pushing Van Der Meer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stevenson tries to break the clinch but Van Der Meer is controlling the position.
That's six 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.
Van Der Meer missing with knees to the body.
Van Der Meer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevenson blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Meer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.
Van Der Meer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stevenson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Meer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Der Meer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stevenson pushes Van Der Meer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Der Meer won't allow it.
Stevenson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Der Meer tries a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks it.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stevenson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Der Meer scores a nice knee to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer looking to throw knees to the head but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Stevenson.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee to the head.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson throws a good cross that connects.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Meer staying out of range there.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Meer moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
Van Der Meer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's eight 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.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
Van Der Meer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Meer moves away.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson sizes up Van Der Meer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Van Der Meer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Meer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Der Meer doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zacky Stevenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
Ethan Van Der Meer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Meer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Der Meer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ethan Van Der Meer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevenson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zacky Stevenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stevenson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Zacky Stevenson!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Zacky Stevenson!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Zacky Stevenson!
Zacky Stevenson wins by unanimous decision!
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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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