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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onwuazo Ban Gbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Onwuazo Ban Gbus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meyer throws a leg kick which misses Ban Gbus's front leg but catches the back leg as Ban Gbus tries to avoid it.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ban Gbus.
Meyer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Meyer avoids the body shot from Ban Gbus.
Meyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ban Gbus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ban Gbus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meyer.
Meyer cracks the inside of Ban Gbus's front leg.
Ban Gbus's corner calls for a 1-2. Ban Gbus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ban Gbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ban Gbus.
A jab from Meyer finds it's way through Ban Gbus's defenses.
Ban Gbus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ban Gbus throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Meyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Ban Gbus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Meyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ban Gbus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ban Gbus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Meyer throws a lazy right hand but Ban Gbus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ban Gbus throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus cracks a nice hook into Meyer's ribs.
Ban Gbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Meyer thinks about countering with a head kick.
Meyer slips a jab from Ban Gbus.
A swing and a miss from Ban Gbus.
Meyer feints and then cracks Ban Gbus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ban Gbus down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
Meyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ban Gbus has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meyer thinking.
Ban Gbus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meyer looks to land a left hand but Ban Gbus moved out of range nicely.
Ban Gbus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ban Gbus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Meyer misses the target.
A head kick misses from Meyer.
Josh Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer staying out of range there.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ban Gbus checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Meyer misses.
Ban Gbus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ban Gbus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meyer at a distance.
Ban Gbus checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Ban Gbus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meyer misses with a leg kick.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meyer with a hook.
Ban Gbus misses the shot to the body.
Ban Gbus moves out of range of the body kick from Meyer.
Ban Gbus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ban Gbus blocks a low kick nicely.
Ban Gbus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Ban Gbus coming out on top.
Meyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ban Gbus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ban Gbus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Meyer tries to work over Ban Gbus's front leg with a kick but Ban Gbus checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ban Gbus misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ban Gbus connects with a body shot that sends Meyer's belly button to the back.
Ban Gbus misses with a body shot.
Meyer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Ban Gbus moved out of range.
Ban Gbus punishes Meyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Ban Gbus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meyer rather than just go for the knockout.
Meyer slips under a jab from Ban Gbus.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ban Gbus.
Meyer loads up on a big right hand but Ban Gbus slips the punch.
Ban Gbus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Meyer with a body shot.
Meyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Meyer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Meyer dominated that round.
That's time! Meyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ban Gbus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ban Gbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ban Gbus can do to turn this around?
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ban Gbus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Meyer has got the better of the exchanges.
Ban Gbus cracks a nice hook into Meyer's ribs.
Meyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ban Gbus's sensitive parts.
Ban Gbus slips a jab and a cross from Meyer.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer thows a body kick. Ban Gbus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Ban Gbus sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer throws a wild body kick that Ban Gbus sees coming a mile off.
Ban Gbus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meyer scores with a spinning back kick!
Ban Gbus scores with a jab. Meyer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meyer lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Meyer - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Meyer.
Meyer is looking to chop away at Ban Gbus's legs.
Ban Gbus throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer throws a head kick but Ban Gbus moves out of range.
Meyer misses with a looping right.
Meyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ban Gbus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ban Gbus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ban Gbus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Ban Gbus.
Both fighters circling a little - Meyer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Meyer is looking to slow Ban Gbus down with leg kicks.
Meyer scores with a leg kick.
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meyer tried to score with a low kick but Ban Gbus checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Ban Gbus lands the left hand.
Ban Gbus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Meyer.
Meyer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ban Gbus to score with a decent uppercut.
Meyer scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ban Gbus! But no joy.
Ban Gbus throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ban Gbus. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Josh Meyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Meyer scores with a leg kick.
Ban Gbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ban Gbus with a nice cross.
Ban Gbus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meyer cracks Ban Gbus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to land a leg kick but Ban Gbus saw it coming and moves away.
Ban Gbus throws out a counter right but Meyer avoids it with no problem.
Ban Gbus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
Meyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meyer misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Meyer tenderised Ban Gbus's leg. Ban Gbus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meyer cracks the inside of Ban Gbus's front leg.
Ban Gbus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Meyer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
You can see that Ban Gbus has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ban Gbus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ban Gbus 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.
Ban Gbus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meyer feints and then cracks Ban Gbus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ban Gbus down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Ban Gbus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ban Gbus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer.
Meyer tried to counter with a leg kick but Ban Gbus avoided it.
Meyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ban Gbus blocks a low kick nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Meyer.
Meyer misses with a hook.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ban Gbus.
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Meyer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ban Gbus loads up on a big right hand but Meyer slips the punch.
Meyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ban Gbus takes a step back to recover.
That kick from Meyer tenderised Ban Gbus's leg. Ban Gbus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ban Gbus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ban Gbus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Meyer backs off Ban Gbus throws a huge counter combo but Meyer manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Ban Gbus misses the target.
Meyer tried to counter with a leg kick but Ban Gbus avoided it.
Meyer scores with a nice body kick.
Ban Gbus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Meyer.
Meyer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ban Gbus will feel that in the morning.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. Ban Gbus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ban Gbus lands with a nice body punch.
Ban Gbus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ban Gbus checks the leg kick.
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Ban Gbus.
Meyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meyer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Ban Gbus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ban Gbus lands a nice shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meyer.
Meyer throws a nice head kick!
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meyer thumps Ban Gbus with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meyer.
Ban Gbus lands a two punch combo.
Ban Gbus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meyer can pounce on him.
Meyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ban Gbus's calf.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook.
Ban Gbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ban Gbus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ban Gbus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meyer lands a leg kick that knocks Ban Gbus off balance momentarily.
Meyer throws a push kick but Ban Gbus slaps the foot to one side.
Ban Gbus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus looks to throw the jab but Meyer is out of range.
Ban Gbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer scores with a kick to the body.
Ban Gbus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meyer, as that shot connected.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Ban Gbus.
Onwuazo Ban Gbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Meyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ban Gbus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meyer. Meyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Meyer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ban Gbus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meyer can pounce on him.
Ban Gbus throws a right hand that misses
and Meyer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus misses with an uppercut.
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ban Gbus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ban Gbus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ban Gbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ban Gbus's sensitive parts.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ban Gbus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice jab there from Meyer.
Meyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. Ban Gbus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Meyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meyer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Meyer!
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