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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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159 lbs
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atsushi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Atsushi working the ground and pound.
Atsushi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Meeks struggling a bit here.
Atsushi scoring with punches from side control.
Atsushi scoring with punches and elbows.
Meeks takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Meeks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meeks wants to get back to his feet.
Atsushi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Atsushi wants to take a breather but Meeks is having none of it.
Meeks manages to get to full guard.
Atsushi won't allow Meeks to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsushi trying to control but Meeks is working from the bottom.
Meeks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi won't allow Meeks to get back to his feet.
Meeks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atsushi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Atsushi wants to control from the top but Meeks keeps moving.
Meeks is controlling Atsushi's posture.
Atsushi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Atsushi wants to pass the guard but Meeks is keeping the position.
Atsushi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meeks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atsushi counters with a stiff right hand.
Meeks tries to bum rush Atsushi with a series of wild strikes but Atsushi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fenton Meeks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meeks throws a right hand that Atsushi ducks under and follows up with a left that Atsushi also avoids with ease.
Atsushi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meeks doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice takedown defense from Meeks. No joy for Atsushi on that attempt.
Atsushi scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Atsushi tenderised Meeks's leg. Meeks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meeks moves to clinch but Atsushi breaks away
and Atsushi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atsushi.
Atsushi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Meeks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi lands a high kick!
Atsushi looks to throw the jab but Meeks is out of range.
Meeks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atsushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atsushi tries to land a front kick but Meeks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meeks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atsushi counters with an inside leg kick.
Atsushi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Atsushi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Atsushi winds up and cracks Meeks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Meeks wants to control but Atsushi is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks is looking to control Atsushi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meeks avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meeks is trying to stand up here but Atsushi is controlling him well.
Atsushi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Atsushi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Meeks sees it coming and defends easily.
Atsushi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meeks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Meeks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Meeks controls Atsushi momentarily but Atsushi frees himself.
Meeks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Atsushi is one step ahead there.
Atsushi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meeks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meeks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atsushi advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Atsushi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Meeks clinches with his opponent.
Atsushi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meeks lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atsushi.
Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Atsushi controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Atsushi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meeks throws a right hand that Atsushi ducks under and follows up with a left that Atsushi also avoids with ease.
Meeks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Atsushi misses with an uppercut
and Meeks counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Atsushi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi shoots in for a double leg but Meeks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Atsushi shoots for a double leg takedown but Meeks sprawls well. He's pushed Atsushi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuroda Atsushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meeks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meeks throws a good cross that connects.
Meeks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meeks counters with a nice uppercut.
Meeks lands a jab-cross combination.
Atsushi looks to score with a jab to the body but Meeks is just out of range.
Meeks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi throws a jab but it's blocked by Meeks.
Meeks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atsushi slips under a jab from Meeks.
Atsushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atsushi looks to land a left hand but Meeks moved out of range nicely.
Meeks throws a nice looking combination but Atsushi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atsushi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Atsushi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Atsushi content to control rather than advance.
Atsushi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi lands with a punch from half guard.
Meeks wants to control but Atsushi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Atsushi throwing shots but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Atsushi passes to full mount!
Atsushi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meeks looks a forlorn figure.
Meeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atsushi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meeks is looking to improve his position but Atsushi isn't that keen on the idea.
Atsushi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meeks is looking to escape.
Atsushi has control of Meeks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Meeks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi lands a big shot there that rocks Meeks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Meeks tries to hold on but Atsushi postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atsushi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meeks hang on?
Meeks is squirming around, avoiding Atsushi's attempts to control the action.
Meeks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Atsushi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meeks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Atsushi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuroda Atsushi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Atsushi.
Atsushi keeps the fight on the outside.
Atsushi throws a front kick that sends Meeks stumbling back into the cage.
Atsushi throws a hook but Meeks blocks it.
Atsushi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meeks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atsushi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuroda Atsushi is winning the standup battle so far.
Meeks throws a right and a left that Atsushi avoids nicely.
Atsushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meeks moves away.
Atsushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atsushi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks wants to clinch.
A big right from Meeks misses.
Meeks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Atsushi.
Meeks keeps the fight on the outside.
Atsushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meeks misses with a body shot.
Meeks takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meeks avoids the head kick by Atsushi.
Atsushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atsushi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meeks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meeks checks a low kick from Atsushi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atsushi. That's going to slow Meeks down.
Meeks throws a series of punches but Atsushi avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Meeks misses.
Meeks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks is looking to clinch.
Atsushi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Meeks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meeks is letting Atsushi control him for a moment.
Atsushi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Meeks can't do much from the bottom here.
Fenton Meeks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atsushi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Meeks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meeks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Meeks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Atsushi.
Kuroda Atsushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meeks down.
Atsushi trying to control the action but Meeks is working from the bottom.
Meeks seems a little lost for a moment, as Atsushi dominates the positioning.
Meeks is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Atsushi off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushi defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Atsushi trying to control but Meeks is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atsushi stopping the sweep attempt from Meeks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atsushi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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