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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reece Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Intro+Port Royal - Running Wild as his entrance music. Lucius Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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179 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reece Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Torres!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres cracks the inside of Meyers's front leg.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres wants to clinch up but Meyers keeps it at a distance.
Meyers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Meyers gets to his feet. Torres looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Meyers has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Meyers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Meyers tries to work over Torres's front leg with a kick but Torres checks it.
Meyers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres is looking to clinch.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres is looking to clinch.
Torres tries to clinch but Meyers moves out of range.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyers throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Torres closes the distance but Meyers moves to the side
and Meyers counters with a straight right hand.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Meyers lands a nice shot that snaps Torres's head back.
Meyers misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meyers.
Torres moves to clinch but Meyers breaks away
and Meyers counters with a nice body shot.
Torres tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meyers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Torres somewhat.
Meyers misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Torres rushes Meyers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyers throws a right and a left that Torres avoids nicely.
Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meyers, pushing him back against the cage.
Meyers is trying to break the clinch but Torres is controlling him.
Meyers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meyers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Torres is pushing Meyers's head away, looking to escape. Meyers manages to hold on to the position though.
Torres prevents Meyers from improving position.
Meyers decides to stand back up. Meyers steps back and let's Torres get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to clinch up but Meyers keeps it at a distance.
Torres is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meyers.
Meyers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torres, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Torres.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Meyers works the jab nicely.
Torres throws a low kick but Meyers avoids it.
Meyers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meyers throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Meyers is breathing heavily.
Torres is looking to clinch.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres tries to clinch but Meyers is having none of it.
Torres is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meyers keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyers misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Meyers does no damage.
Meyers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Torres was covering up waiting for the punch and Meyers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Torres pushes Meyers off and gets back to his feet.
Torres moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Meyers 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.
A nice combination there by Meyers.
Meyers closes the distance and clinches.
Meyers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torres.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Meyers does no damage.
Reece Meyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meyers.
Meyers has clasped his hands together around Torres's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Torres takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres is not content to let Meyers control the position.
Meyers decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Meyers misses.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres clinches.
Torres jumps guard but Meyers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reece Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Torres.
Meyers breaks the clinch.
Torres wants to clinch up but Meyers keeps it at a distance.
Meyers lands with an uppercut that bounces Torres off the cage and back into range.
Meyers gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
I wouldn't like to be where Torres is right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to control but Meyers postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyers grinds an elbow into Torres's temple.
Meyers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meyers sprawls well. Meyers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torres has a takedown stuffed.
Torres tries to clinch there but Meyers circles away.
Meyers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Meyers duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers feints and then cracks Torres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torres down.
Meyers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Meyers lands a two punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meyers is trying to force a seperation but Torres has the dominant position.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Meyers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Meyers lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres is working an open guard so Meyers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Meyers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meyers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyers swinging wildly here.
Meyers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Meyers 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!
Meyers tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meyers.
Meyers misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyers tries to clinch up.
Torres fails with the takedown
and Meyers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Torres.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Meyers. No joy for Torres on that attempt.
Torres is trying desperately to land a takedown but Meyers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Torres.
Meyers slaps away a takedown attempt from Torres, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reece Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Torres.
Meyers is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to clinch but Meyers is having none of it.
Torres connects with a leg kick. Meyers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meyers pinned against the cage. Meyers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meyers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meyers takes the fight into the clinch.
Meyers can't break the clinch.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Meyers throws a head kick that half lands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Torres enables Meyers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Torres manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Meyers is proving a slippery customer.
Meyers gets to his feet - Torres follows without any prompting.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Torres enables Meyers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Torres manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Meyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Torres is working an open guard so Meyers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Meyers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torres wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Torres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Meyers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Meyers 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.
Meyers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Meyers circles away.
No joy there for Meyers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meyers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Torres has managed to clinch.
Torres jumps guard.
Meyers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meyers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Torres, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meyers pinned against the cage. Meyers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torres tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meyers is able to avoid easily.
Meyers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Meyers shows good takedown defense.
Meyers is looking to clinch.
Reece Meyers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reece Meyers is winning the standup battle so far.
Meyers wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Lucius Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres avoids the head kick by Meyers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Meyers pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres is looking to clinch.
Torres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Meyers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meyers, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Meyers!
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