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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wrexham (ranked 62 p4p, 8 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 119 p4p, 18 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Meyer.
Wrexham scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wrexham throws a leg kick
and Meyer counters with a straight right hand.
Wrexham misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Wrexham has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
A big right from Meyer misses.
Wrexham thuds a left hand into Meyer's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrexham takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Wrexham .
Still in the clinch, Wrexham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meyer.
Meyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Wrexham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meyer.
Meyer tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Meyer back against the cage.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrexham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Meyer controls the action.
Wrexham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrexham lands a left hand.
Meyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Wrexham lands with a right to the head.
Wrexham scores with a shot to the side of Meyer's head.
Wrexham 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
Wrexham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meyers head.
Meyer has Wrexham pressed against the cage, preventing Wrexham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wrexham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wrexham 's efforts to push away.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham lands a hook that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wrexham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wrexham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meyer has time to react.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wrexham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wrexham .
Meyer darts in and clinches Wrexham up against the cage.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Meyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Wrexham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meyer's elbow.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wrexham is looking to break free of the clinch but Meyer has double underhooks.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham tries to work over Meyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meyer gets through Wrexham 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
Wrexham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Meyer blocks it.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer blocking some punches.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Meyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Wrexham lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrexham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrexham scores with a hook.
Wrexham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Wrexham . Those never looked like landing.
Wrexham misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrexham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meyer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer looks to land a left hand but Wrexham moved out of range nicely.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrexham .
Meyer defending well as Wrexham loads up on a big left hand.
Wrexham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meyer needs to keep his hands up - Wrexham had a free shot at his head there.
Meyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Wrexham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meyer doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham misses with a body kick.
Meyer defending well as Wrexham loads up on a big left hand.
Meyer misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meyer misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham 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.
Meyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meyer clinches up with Wrexham and pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer tries a body shot but Wrexham blocks it.
Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrexham 's elbow.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meyer lands with a light punch inside.
Wrexham misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Meyer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wrexham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meyer or not.
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Meyer controls the action.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham is trying to force a seperation but Meyer has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Wrexham as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
Wrexham digs a right hand into Meyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meyer's gas tank.
Wrexham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Wrexham .
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyler Wrexham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Meyer blocks it.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
Wrexham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrexham misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrexham lands with a left to the head.
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Wrexham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Wrexham .
Meyer working aggressively here.
Wrexham lands a nice uppercut.
Wrexham lands with a right to the head.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham pushes Meyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham cracks Meyer with a nice body shot.
Wrexham tries to work over Meyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrexham misses with the head strike.
Wrexham digs a right hand into Meyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meyer's gas tank.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wrexham tests Meyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wrexham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Wrexham misses.
Meyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meyer drives through and clinches with Wrexham against the cage.
Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Meyer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meyer.
A right hook to the body lands for Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
A short body shot lands from Wrexham as the two fighters clinch.
Wrexham misses with a body punch.
Wrexham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Wrexham lunges at Meyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meyer's hand.
Meyer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Meyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrexham lands an uppercut.
Wrexham lands a body shot.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meyer's elbow.
Wrexham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
Wrexham lands with a right to the head.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham is working Meyer over against the cage.
Wrexham cracks Meyer with a nice body shot.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wrexham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meyer.
Wrexham lands with a left to the head.
Wrexham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meyer is rocked!
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meyer's elbow.
Meyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrexham finish him?
Wrexham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham is trying to break the clinch but Meyer has him pressed against the cage.
Meyer seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hand to the body from Wrexham .
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
A short left from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrexham .
Wrexham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrexham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyer feints a counter leg kick.
Wrexham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick from Wrexham misses.
Meyer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tyler Wrexham is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrexham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Decent striking displayed by Wrexham there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
Wrexham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Wrexham moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that second round.
That's time! Wrexham 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Wrexham . Those never looked like landing.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrexham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Meyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meyer, as that shot connected.
Wrexham connects with a body shot.
Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
A jab lands there for Meyer.
Wrexham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wrexham closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrexham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Wrexham .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrexham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Wrexham - that landed with a thud.
Meyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham breaks from the clinch.
Meyer blocks the body kick.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick from Wrexham .
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Wrexham moved out of range.
Wrexham throwing a counter right hand but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Wrexham scores with a body shot.
A jab from Wrexham misses.
Meyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrexham manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyer.
Wrexham throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyer counters with an inside leg kick.
Meyer tries to clinch up but Wrexham circles away and keeps his distance.
Wrexham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wrexham misses the body punch
letting Meyer counter with a right hand.
Wrexham gets a clinch.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrexham misses with some punches.
Meyer is leaning against Wrexham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrexham 's elbow.
Wrexham tries to work over Meyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrexham lands a body shot.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.
Wrexham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wrexham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrexham looks to clinch
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Meyer tries to clinch up but Wrexham circles away and keeps his distance.
Meyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Wrexham manages to break the clinch.
Meyer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Meyer clinches with his opponent.
Tyler Wrexham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer scores with a shot to the side of Wrexham 's head.
Meyer is leaning against Wrexham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrexham gets through Meyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrexham .
Wrexham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ulrik Meyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wrexham - that landed with a thud.
Meyer blocking some punches.
Meyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham works on Meyer's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Wrexham on the inside.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.
Wrexham is leaning against Meyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Meyer there.
Wrexham rushes Meyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Wrexham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Meyer controls his hands.
Wrexham presses Meyer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meyer pushes Wrexham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Wrexham .
Well Wrexham 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wrexham !
The defeated Ulrik Meyer had this to say: 'Boss couldn't see how I could beat this kid, he was right. I tried though.'.
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