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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 5590 p4p, 199 weight class) and Carter Antoine (ranked 3363 p4p, 134 weight class). Carter Antoine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Antoine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antoine throws a looping overhand right but Meida ducks down to avoid it.
Meida misses with an uppercut.
Antoine throws a series of punches but Meida avoids them all with ease.
Meida defending well as Antoine loads up on a big left hand.
Antoine ducks under a wild hook from Meida.
Antoine throws a right hand that Meida ducks under and follows up with a left that Meida also avoids with ease.
Antoine misses with a wild body shot.
Antoine moves forwards but Meida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meida throws a lazy right hand but Antoine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antoine throws a hook but Meida avoids it easily.
Antoine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meida.
A big left from Antoine misses.
Meida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antoine.
Antoine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antoine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Meida.
A left lands for Antoine.
Meida walks into a left hand.
Meida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antoine to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meida missing with a left hand there. Antoine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Antoine's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Antoine misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Meida misses.
Meida misses with a hook.
Meida displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antoine lands a right hook to the body.
Meida moves out of range as Antoine strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Antoine.
Antoine throws a shot from downtown. Meida moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Meida misses its intended target.
Meida moves away from the strike by Antoine.
Antoine connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antoine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thiago Meida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antoine misses with a double jab.
Antoine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Antoine tries to bum rush Meida with a series of wild strikes but Meida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Antoine. Beautiful body shot.
Antoine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoine looks to throw the jab but Meida is out of range.
Antoine misses with a straight left.
Meida missing with a left hand there. Antoine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antoine.
Meida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meida connects with a crisp jab.
Meida throws a lazy right hand but Antoine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antoine tries to clinch but Meida is having none of it.
Meida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Meida misses.
Meida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Antoine slips a jab from Meida.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Antoine! But no joy.
Meida tries to bum rush Antoine with a series of wild strikes but Antoine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meida throws a hook to the side of Antoine's head but Antoine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antoine drives through and clinches with Meida against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoine throws a punch but it's blocked by Meida.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Antoine.
Meida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antoine has a couple of punches blocked by Meida.
Meida working hard to break the clinch.
Antoine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meida is keeping busy.
Antoine has a couple of punches blocked by Meida.
Meida wants to get back to striking at distance but Antoine won't allow it.
The referee calls for Antoine to work.
Meida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meida blocks a body shot from Antoine.
Meida is trying to break free.
Meida is trying to force a seperation but Antoine has the dominant position.
Meida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Antoine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antoine misses with the head strike.
Meida manages to break the clinch.
Antoine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antoine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meida was well out of range. Poor timing from Antoine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Meida there.
Antoine throws a series of punches but Meida moves out of range.
Meida avoids the body shot from Antoine.
Antoine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antoine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meida tests Antoine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meida swings widly with a right hand
and Antoine counters with a straight right hand.
Antoine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meida was well out of range. Poor timing from Antoine.
Meida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meida throws a head kick but Antoine moves out of range.
Antoine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meida throws a big shot that misses.
Meida misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antoine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meida.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Antoine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Antoine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Antoine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antoine takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Meida misses.
Nice cross by Meida.
Antoine throws a shot from downtown. Meida moves away and avoids it.
Antoine looks to score with a jab to the body but Meida is just out of range.
Meida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antoine's head backwards.
Meida scores with a nice strike.
Meida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antoine's head backwards.
Meida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antoine.
Antoine misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoine scores with a jab.
Carter Antoine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meida lands a jab to the nose.
Meida throws the left hand but Antoine avoids the punch easily.
Meida throws a hook but Antoine blocks it.
Antoine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meida is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antoine. Meida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antoine looks to land a combination but Meida avoids it well.
Antoine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Meida.
Antoine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meida slips a jab and a cross from Antoine.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antoine drops his hands momentarily and Meida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Antoine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Meida backs off Antoine throws a huge counter combo but Meida manages to avoid it all.
Antoine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Antoine throws a shot from downtown. Meida moves away and avoids it.
Antoine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meida.
Antoine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antoine.
Antoine throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meida connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida misses with an uppercut. Antoine saw that one coming.
Meida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antoine closes the distance and clinches.
Antoine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antoine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antoine has a couple of punches blocked by Meida.
Meida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Antoine misses with a hook. Meida ducked under it nicely.
Meida throws a one two combo.
It looks like Carter Antoine has been cut.
Antoine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Meida misses the target.
Antoine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meida misses with a double jab
letting Antoine counter with a right hand.
Antoine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antoine throws a right and a left that Meida avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Meida misses.
Meida throws the left hand but Antoine avoids the punch easily.
Antoine lands a left and a right that send Meida crashing to the mat, dazed. Antoine thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Meida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antoine walks into a left hand.
Antoine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meida.
Antoine slips under a jab.
Antoine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meida throws a looping overhand right but Antoine ducks down to avoid it.
Meida seems to have got his legs back now.
Antoine swinging wildly here.
Meida misses with a few strikes there.
Antoine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antoine throws a hook to the side of Meida's head but Meida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antoine.
Meida misses with a hook
and Antoine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meida thinking.
Antoine misses the shot to the body.
Meida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meida moves out of range as Antoine strikes.
Antoine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antoine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antoine.
Meida throws a hook to the side of Antoine's head but Antoine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meida catches Antoine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Antoine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Antoine loads up on a big right hand but Meida slips the punch.
Antoine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meida throws a looping overhand right but Antoine ducks down to avoid it.
Antoine throws a body punch but Meida moves out of range.
Antoine misses the jab.
Antoine moves away from the strike by Meida.
Antoine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meida throws a shot from downtown. Antoine moves away and avoids it.
Antoine takes a swing at Meida's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antoine throws out a loose jab but Meida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Antoine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antoine swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carter Antoine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carter Antoine's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Antoine drops Meida with a beautiful combination! Meida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Antoine is looking for the KO!
It looks like Thiago Meida has been cut.
Meida scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Meida.
Antoine tries to close the distance and clinch but Meida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meida fails to land with a series of punches.
Meida misses with an uppercut. Antoine saw that one coming.
Meida misses with a straight right.
Meida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoine defending well as Meida loads up on a big left hand.
Meida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meida looks to land a right hand but Antoine moved out of range.
Antoine misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Antoine misses.
Meida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Meida misses the target.
Antoine moves out of range of the strikes.
Antoine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Antoine throws a looping overhand right but Meida ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida tests Antoine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Antoine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meida.
Antoine blocks a jab.
Antoine cracks a nice hook into Meida's ribs.
Antoine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meida moves away.
Antoine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Antoine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Antoine slips a jab and a cross from Meida.
Antoine misses with a wild body shot.
Antoine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Antoine. Those never looked like landing.
Meida throws a jab but it's blocked by Antoine.
Antoine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meida misses with a looping left.
Antoine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meida moves away.
Antoine swinging wildly here.
Thiago Meida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida looks to land a combination but Antoine avoids it well.
Meida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter Antoine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meida tries a head kick but it misses.
Antoine unleashes a big counter combination but Meida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antoine misses with a double jab.
Antoine works over Meida's head and body with a nice combination.
Antoine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meida cracks Antoine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meida throws a jab when Antoine was well out of range.
Antoine throws a body punch but Meida moves out of range.
Meida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antoine looks to throw the jab but Meida is out of range.
The fighters circling - Meida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meida throws a right hand that Antoine ducks under and follows up with a left that Antoine also avoids with ease.
Antoine closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Meida out cold! Meida corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carter Antoine!
In his post fight interview, Carter Antoine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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