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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett has chosen X-Men Theme Music as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett lands with an uppercut that bounces Meyers off the cage and back into range.
Meyers jabs Howlett right on the nose. Howlett blinks but takes it well.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyers was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
Nice shot by Meyers.
Howlett looks to land a right hand but Meyers moved out of range.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyers moves away.
Howlett works the jab nicely.
Jab by Howlett.
Meyers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howlett misses with a hook. Meyers ducked under it nicely.
Howlett throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howlett lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howlett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyers manages to avoid it.
Meyers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meyers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meyers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Howlett misses.
A left lands for Howlett.
Howlett lands a jab to Meyers's midsection.
Meyers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meyers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Meyers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyers connects with a single shot there.
Meyers misses with a few strikes there.
Meyers misses with a lunging right hand
and Howlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyers was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
Howlett throws the left hand but Meyers avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Howlett. That snapped Meyers's head back.
Howlett misses with a right hand
and Meyers counters with a two punch combo.
Howlett throws the left hand but Meyers avoids the punch easily.
Meyers misses with a double jab
and Howlett counters with a stiff right hand.
Howlett lands a nice shot that snaps Meyers's head back.
Meyers misses with a double jab
and Howlett counters with a nice body shot.
Howlett swings for the body but Meyers moves out of range.
Howlett avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Meyers's head but Meyers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyers throws a hook to the side of Howlett's head but Howlett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett misses with a jab to the body
and Meyers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. Meyers saw that one coming.
Meyers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howlett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meyers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Howlett throws the left hand but Meyers avoids the punch easily.
Meyers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Meyers duly obliges.
Meyers throws a series of punches but Howlett moves out of range.
Meyers slips under a jab.
Howlett throws the left hand but Meyers avoids the punch easily.
Meyers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howlett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Howlett connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyers moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Meyers.
Meyers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howlett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Howlett.
A big left from Howlett misses.
A jab lands there for Howlett.
Meyers slips a jab from Howlett.
Howlett scores with a jab. Meyers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meyers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Howlett to counter with a crisp jab.
Meyers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howlett to score with a decent uppercut.
Howlett punishes Meyers's body with a nice straight punch.
Howlett throws an overhand right that lands on Meyers's shoulder, as Meyers tries to avoid the shot.
Meyers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meyers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Meyers there.
Howlett throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyers counters with a left and a right that stings Howlett.
Meyers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howlett.
Howlett loads up on a big right hand but Meyers slips the punch.
Meyers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howlett.
Howlett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyers loads up on a big right hand but Howlett slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Howlett throws an off balance right hand
and Meyers counters with a three punch combo that has Howlett backing up. Howlett nods at Meyers to acknowledge the strikes.
Howlett throws a right hand that misses
and Meyers counters with a two punch combo.
Meyers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howlett to score with a decent uppercut.
Meyers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howlett cracks Meyers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Howlett misses the target.
Howlett throws the left hand but Meyers avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett throws a jab but it's blocked by Meyers.
Travis Meyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howlett throws a lazy right hand but Meyers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meyers scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with a body shot
and Meyers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meyers slips a jab from Howlett.
Meyers throws a series of punches but Howlett avoids them all with ease.
Howlett throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howlett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howlett misses with a hook
and Meyers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meyers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howlett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyers.
Meyers moves out of range as Howlett strikes.
Meyers throws a combination that misses
and Howlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Howlett throws a right hand that misses
and Meyers counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyers counters with a one-two to the body.
Meyers moves forwards but Howlett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Howlett swings widly with a right hand
and Meyers counters with a left and a right that stings Howlett.
Meyers defending well as Howlett loads up on a big left hand.
Howlett throws a right hand that misses
and Meyers counters with a stiff right hand.
Meyers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meyers ducks right into an uppercut from Howlett.
Howlett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meyers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howlett scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Howlett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Meyers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyers moves away.
Howlett thuds a left hand into Meyers's body.
Howlett lands a really nice looking cross but Meyers seems unphased.
Howlett throws a jab when Meyers was well out of range.
Howlett's corner calls for a 1-2. Howlett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James Howlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyers drops his hands momentarily and Howlett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meyers 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.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. Meyers saw that one coming.
Howlett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howlett throws the left hand but Meyers avoids the punch easily.
Howlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyers is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Howlett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Meyers moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyers ducks under a wild hook from Howlett.
Howlett lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Howlett. Beautiful body shot.
Meyers walks into a stiff left hand from Howlett.
Howlett drops his hands momentarily and Meyers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Howlett misses with a lunging right hand
and Meyers counters with a stiff right hand.
Meyers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Howlett misses with a right hand
and Meyers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Meyers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett misses with a looping left.
Howlett cracks Meyers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meyers defending well as Howlett loads up on a big left hand.
Howlett swings widly with a right hand
and Meyers counters with a left and a right that stings Howlett.
Meyers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howlett.
Howlett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meyers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howlett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meyers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meyers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howlett.
Meyers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlett.
Some wild striking there from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a hook. Meyers ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Howlett misses.
Meyers moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlett cracks Meyers with a good jab.
Howlett lunges at Meyers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meyers's hand.
Meyers moves away from the strike by Howlett.
Meyers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyers manages to avoid it.
Howlett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meyers's head.
Howlett misses with a right hand
and Meyers counters with a left and a right that stings Howlett.
Meyers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett scores with a jab. Meyers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meyers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meyers takes one to the side of the head.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Meyers moves away and avoids it.
Meyers defending well as Howlett loads up on a big left hand.
Travis Meyers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meyers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Howlett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howlett misses with a hook. Meyers ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Howlett - just one landing.
Meyers misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Howlett there.
Howlett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Meyers counter with a right hand.
Meyers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meyers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meyers throws a combination that misses
and Meyers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyers.
Meyers tries to bum rush Howlett with a series of wild strikes but Howlett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howlett throws a body punch but Meyers moves out of range.
Howlett throws an overhand right that lands on Meyers's shoulder, as Meyers tries to avoid the shot.
Howlett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meyers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Howlett.
Well Howlett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!
James Howlett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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