PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meadows comes into the arena with Punky's Whips blaring out of the sound system. Mintz has chosen Smack My Bitch Up- The Prodigy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Meadows
vs
Mintz

172 cm
25
155 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

170 cm
24
141 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

FULL METAL GEAR
FULL METAL GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edwin Meadows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murray Mintz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mintz throws a head kick that misses.
Meadows uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mintz has time to react.
Mintz tries to close the distance and clinch but Meadows swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meadows clobbers Mintz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mintz moves in looking to clinch but Meadows pushes him off.
Mintz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mintz throws a head kick but Meadows moves out of range.
Mintz misses with a hook.
Meadows throws a hook but Mintz avoids it easily.
Mintz moves to clinch but Meadows breaks away
and Meadows counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mintz doesn't manage to clinch there - Meadows circles away.
Meadows avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meadows takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meadows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mintz tries to clinch there but Meadows circles away.
Murray Mintz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Meadows misses.
Meadows scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meadows bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mintz's head.
Mintz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meadows connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mintz tries to clinch
and Meadows counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mintz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mintz ducks under a wild hook from Meadows.
Mintz closes the distance but Meadows moves to the side
enabling Meadows to counter with a crisp jab.
Mintz throws a leg kick which misses Meadows's front leg but catches the back leg as Meadows tries to avoid it.
Meadows lands a really nice looking cross but Mintz seems unphased.
Mintz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mintz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meadows.
Meadows with a hook.
Meadows throws the left hand but Mintz avoids the punch easily.
Meadows is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meadows stuns Mintz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meadows just misses with a punch to the body.
Meadows scores with a jab to the head.
Mintz 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.
Meadows throws a hook to the side of Mintz's head but Mintz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mintz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mintz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meadows moves out of range of the body kick from Mintz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mintz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mintz misses with a jab to the body
and Meadows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mintz throws a head kick that misses.
Mintz closes the distance but Meadows moves to the side
and Meadows counters with a straight right hand.
Meadows avoids the head kick by Mintz.
Meadows misses the body punch
and Mintz counters with an inside leg kick.
Mintz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
Meadows thows a body shot but no joy.
Mintz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Meadows counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mintz misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Meadows.
Mintz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mintz throws a head kick that misses.
Mintz slips a straight right by Meadows.
Mintz tries to clinch but Meadows moves away
and Meadows makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meadows throws a jab when Mintz was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mintz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meadows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mintz.
Mintz throws a chopping leg kick but Meadows manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meadows checks a low kick from Mintz.
Meadows shoots in looking for a takedown. Mintz tries to sprawl out of it but Meadows keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mintz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mintz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meadows.
Mintz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mintz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meadows counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mintz tries to clinch
and Meadows counters with a one-two to the body.
Mintz slips a straight right by Meadows.
Mintz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meadows counters with a one-two to the body.
Mintz tries to score with a low kick but Meadows moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mintz instigates a clinch.

Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meadows misses with an uppercut.
Meadows swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mintz.
Meadows avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mintz looks to land a body kick but Meadows moved away.

Mintz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meadows misses with a punch to the body.

Meadows breaks from the clinch.
Meadows misses with a straight left.
Meadows loads up on a big right hand but Mintz slips the punch.
Mintz is looking to clinch.
Mintz tries to land a front kick but Meadows steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Meadows.
Mintz looks to clinch
and Meadows counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mintz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meadows keeps the fight on the outside.
Mintz thumps Meadows with a low kick.
Mintz blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edwin Meadows dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Meadows throws a looping overhand right but Mintz ducks down to avoid it.
Mintz tries to clinch up
and Meadows counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mintz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meadows lands with a nice body punch.
Mintz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Meadows misses.
Mintz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meadows counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mintz.
A solid body kick from Mintz.
Meadows throws out a loose jab but Mintz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meadows throws a lazy uppercut
and Mintz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meadows's knee momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Meadows there.
Mintz slips a jab from Meadows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mintz throws a sloppy head kick and Meadows moves out of range easily.
Mintz misses with a right hand
and Meadows counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwin Meadows is winning the standup battle so far.
Meadows circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meadows counters with a stiff right hand.
Mintz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mintz throws a sloppy head kick
and Meadows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meadows misses with a double jab
and Mintz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mintz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mintz tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Mintz.

Mintz rushes Meadows and presses him up against the cage.
Meadows tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mintz's elbow.
Mintz landing knees to the head.

Meadows manages to break the clinch.
Mintz throws a front kick that sends Meadows stumbling back into the cage.
Meadows throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mintz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Meadows scores with a sloppy right hand. Mintz should have avoided that one.
A big right from Meadows misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Meadows finds it's target.
Mintz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Edwin Meadows has been cut.

Mintz clinches up against the cage.
Meadows is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meadows takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mintz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Mintz.
Meadows is trying to force a seperation but Mintz has the dominant position.
Meadows tries to break the clinch but Mintz is controlling the position.
Meadows lands with a left to the head.
Mintz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mintz misses with a knee strike.
Mintz missing with knees to the body.
Meadows has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meadows drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mintz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meadows lands the left hand.
Mintz cracks the inside of Meadows's front leg.
Mintz misses with an uppercut
and Meadows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meadows circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meadows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows misses with an uppercut. Mintz saw that one coming.

Mintz clinches with his opponent.
Mintz scores with a knee to the head.
Mintz trying to land knees to the body.
Meadows wants to break free but Mintz has control.
Mintz tries to land a knee to the head but Meadows blocks with his arms.
Meadows tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mintz's elbow.
Mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meadows lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Meadows's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mintz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mintz throws a knee to the head but misses.

Meadows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meadows paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meadows listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mintz tries a head kick but it misses.
Meadows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mintz.
Murray Mintz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mintz looks for the body kick but Meadows saw that one coming.
Mintz throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Meadows finds it's target.
Mintz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mintz connects with a high kick.
Meadows shoots in for a takedown but Mintz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Meadows. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mintz moves into the clinch.
Meadows lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meadows tries to break free but Mintz pushes him back against the cage.
Mintz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mintz misses with a knee to the head.

Meadows manages to break the clinch.
Meadows throws a looping overhand right but Mintz ducks down to avoid it.
Mintz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mintz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meadows counters with a nice body shot.
Meadows bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mintz's head backwards.
Mintz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murray Mintz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edwin Meadows's cut.
That's time! Meadows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mintz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mintz tries to clinch but Meadows is having none of it.
Mintz tries to close the distance and clinch but Meadows swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mintz doesn't manage to clinch there - Meadows circles away.
Meadows scores with a jab to the body.
Meadows thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mintz is looking to clinch.
Mintz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mintz is looking to clinch but Meadows is avoiding it.
Mintz misses with a head kick.
Mintz darts in trying to clinch
and Meadows cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meadows takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Meadows there.
Mintz thows a body shot but no joy.
Mintz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
A big right from Meadows misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows throws an overhand right that lands on Mintz's shoulder, as Mintz tries to avoid the shot.
Meadows throws a big shot that misses.
Mintz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mintz misses with a kick to the body.
Mintz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meadows throws out the jab.
Meadows checks a leg kick.
Meadows moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meadows connects with a nice looking jab.
Mintz throws a leg kick
and Meadows counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meadows tries to score with a low kick but Mintz moves his leg out of the way.
Mintz feints and then cracks Meadows's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meadows down.
Meadows lands with a nice combination. Mintz backs away looking to recover.
Mintz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meadows.
Mintz tries to clinch up
and Meadows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mintz is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows dips to his left and cracks Mintz with an uppercut!
Mintz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mintz walks into a stiff left hand from Meadows.
Meadows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Meadows does no damage.
Mintz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
A cross from Meadows lands.
Mintz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Meadows counter with a right hand.
Meadows throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meadows misses with a looping left.
Meadows just misses with a punch to the body.
Meadows moves out of range of the leg kick from Mintz.
Mintz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mintz throws a lazy right hand but Meadows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mintz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meadows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Meadows finds it's way through Mintz's defenses.
Meadows throws a body punch but Mintz moves out of range.
Mintz throws a head kick that misses.
Meadows scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meadows connects with a nice looking jab.
Mintz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meadows is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meadows scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mintz tries to clinch but Meadows moves away
and Meadows counters with a series of strikes. Mintz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Meadows throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mintz counters with a head kick. That will keep Meadows thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mintz throws the kick towards the body but Meadows avoids it.
Mintz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meadows.
Mintz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meadows connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mintz wants to clinch.
Mintz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meadows throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows takes a kick to the side of the head.
Meadows lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meadows misses with a body shot.
Meadows scores with the left hand. Mintz knows he should have avoided that one.
Mintz wants to clinch.
Mintz misses with a body kick.

Mintz darts in and clinches Meadows up against the cage.
Mintz prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mintz obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meadows is trying to push Mintz away but Mintz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meadows misses with the head strike.
Meadows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mintz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meadows wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mintz has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Mintz.
Mintz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Meadows breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Murray Mintz just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Edwin Meadows's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meadows paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meadows throws out a loose jab but Mintz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mintz wants to clinch
and Meadows counters with a stiff right hand.
Mintz throws a sloppy head kick and Meadows moves out of range easily.
Mintz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meadows throws a body punch but Mintz moves out of range.
Mintz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mintz fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Mintz.
Meadows looks to score with a jab to the body but Mintz is just out of range.
Meadows misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mintz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meadows misses with an uppercut.
Mintz throws a solid leg kick but Meadows takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mintz.
Mintz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mintz moves away from the strike by Meadows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mintz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meadows fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meadows avoids the head kick by Mintz.
Meadows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mintz manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Mintz.
Mintz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meadows checks a low kick from Mintz.
Mintz wants to clinch but Meadows slips to the side
and Meadows counters with a two punch combo.
Mintz is looking to clinch but Meadows is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Meadows. That snapped Mintz's head back.
Meadows uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mintz has time to react.
Meadows fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mintz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meadows connects with a nice looking jab.
Meadows swings widly with a right hand
and Mintz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mintz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mintz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mintz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mintz wants to clinch.

Meadows closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mintz quickly recovers to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Meadows is keen to just control but Mintz is a slippery customer.

Mintz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mintz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mintz lands a head kick!
Mintz moves away from the strike by Meadows.
Mintz tries to clinch but Meadows moves out of range.
Mintz tries a head kick but it misses.
Mintz tries to clinch there but Meadows circles away.
Mintz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meadows.
Mintz misses with a head kick.

Meadows gets tackled into the cage by Mintz. Mintz maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mintz misses with a knee strike.
Mintz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meadows.
Meadows looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meadows is trying to stall.
Mintz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meadows.
Mintz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meadows.
Mintz connects with a knee to the head.
Mintz has Meadows pressed against the cage, preventing Meadows from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meadows lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mintz misses with a knee to the head.
Mintz looking to throw knees to the head but Meadows is blocking nicely.
Meadows has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meadows wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meadows lands a right hand.
Meadows manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meadows misses with the head strike.

Meadows manages to break the clinch.
Meadows misses with a right hand
and Mintz counters with a good low kick that Meadows was not able to check.
Mintz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mintz forces Meadows back against the cage and clinches.
Meadows tries to break the clinch but Mintz is controlling the position.
Meadows misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meadows tries to break free but Mintz pushes him back against the cage.
Mintz tries to land knees in the clinch but Meadows avoids the damage to the body.
Mintz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mintz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meadows paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meadows misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Meadows.
Mintz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Meadows is predictable there
and Mintz counters with a body kick that stops Meadows in his tracks momentarily.
Mintz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Mintz.
Mintz ducks under a wild hook from Meadows.
Mintz throws a head kick that misses.
Meadows misses the body punch

and Mintz counters by clinching up.
Meadows managing to block the knees to the body from Mintz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Murray Mintz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Edwin Meadows's cut.
That's time! Meadows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mintz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Meadows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mintz doesn't manage to clinch there - Meadows circles away.
Meadows moves out of range of the body kick from Mintz.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mintz - that will leave a mark!
Meadows circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meadows makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mintz throws a sloppy head kick and Meadows moves out of range easily.
Mintz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mintz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meadows.
Mintz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mintz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mintz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mintz slips under a jab.
Mintz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mintz slips under a jab.
Meadows looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meadows feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mintzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows lands with a straight right. Mintz didn't see that one coming.
Meadows with a nice cross.
Meadows lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mintz at a distance.
Meadows throws a shot from downtown. Mintz moves away and avoids it.
Meadows swats away the attempt to clinch by Mintz.
Meadows misses the shot to the body.
Mintz connects with a high kick.
Meadows throws a jab when Mintz was well out of range.
Meadows scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Mintz.
Meadows lands with an overhand left.
Mintz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meadows ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meadows lands with a hook. Mintz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mintz takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mintz looks to clinch
and Meadows counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mintz throws a lazy head kick
and Meadows counters with a nice body shot.
Mintz tries to clinch but Meadows moves out of range.
Meadows scores with the left hand. Mintz knows he should have avoided that one.
Mintz ducks under a wild hook from Meadows.
Meadows connects with a body shot that sends Mintz's belly button to the back.
Meadows connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mintz momentarily.
Mintz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meadows.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meadows.
Meadows blocks a head kick by Mintz.
Mintz misses with a head kick.
Meadows fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mintz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Mintz is predictable there
and Meadows counters with a left to the body.
Meadows punishes Mintz's body with a nice straight punch.
Mintz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mintz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mintz moves to clinch but Meadows breaks away
and Meadows counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mintz dodges the punch combination from Meadows.

Mintz has managed to clinch.
Meadows lands a left hand.
Mintz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meadows is trying to break the clinch but Mintz has him pressed against the cage.
Mintz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Meadows drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mintz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Mintz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwin Meadows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meadows stays in close to Mintz's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mintz controls Meadows momentarily but Meadows frees himself.
Meadows lands a couple of elbows.
Meadows forces his way into half guard.
Meadows is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meadows throwing shots but Mintz is blocking nicely.
Meadows works his way into full mount!
Meadows can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mintz is looking to escape.

Meadows with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Meadows showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mintz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edwin Meadows!
Edwin Meadows is the new featherweight champion!