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SFC 104 - Meighen vs. Gonzalez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between American Spirit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Tupolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). American Spirit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, American Spirit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Tupolev!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spirit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spirit checks a leg kick nicely.
Tupolev lands a jab to the nose.
Tupolev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tupolev throwing strikes but missing.
Tupolev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupolev works over Spirit with some ground and pound from guard.
Tupolev looking to pass the guard.
Tupolev chips away with some ground and pound.
Tupolev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spirit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spirit tries to get out of the position.
Tupolev with a nice head shot there.
Spirit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tupolev throws a strike but Spirit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spirit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spirit throwing strikes from guard but Tupolev blocks nicely.
Spirit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tupolev working a defensive guard here.
Tupolev throwing short punches from the bottom.
Spirit wants to stand but Tupolev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tupolev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spirit drops Tupolev with a beautiful combination! Tupolev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spirit is looking for the KO!
It looks like Andrei Tupolev has been cut.
Spirit throws a head kick that misses.
Spirit wants to clinch up but Tupolev keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirit throws a right hand that Tupolev ducks under and follows up with a left that Tupolev also avoids with ease.
Spirit drops Tupolev with a beautiful combination! Tupolev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spirit is looking for the KO!
Tupolev is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupolev circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Spirit. Tupolev falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Spirit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). American Spirit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Schmidt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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285 lbs
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255 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sokoudjou throws a leg kick but Schmidt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schmidt throws a combination. Sokoudjou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Rashad Sokoudjou has been cut.
Schmidt lands a jab.
Sokoudjou misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Sokoudjou is looking to chop away at Schmidt's legs.
Schmidt wants to clinch.
Sokoudjou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sokoudjou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Sokoudjou slips a jab and a cross from Schmidt.
Schmidt wants to clinch.
Adam Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Sokoudjou moves out of range.
A shot to de liver by Sokoudjou. Beautiful body shot.
Sokoudjou thuds a left hand into Schmidt's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokoudjou. Schmidt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sokoudjou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou scores with punches from side control.
Schmidt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sokoudjou off and has taken his back!
Sokoudjou tries to escape but Schmidt has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Schmidt thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Schmidt controlling well, preventing Sokoudjou from escaping the position.
Sokoudjou wants to control his opponent's hands but Schmidt gets his hands free.
Schmidt looking for the choke from the back.
Schmidt doesn't have the hooks in and Sokoudjou manages to turn into his guard.
Schmidt tries to strike from the bottom.
Schmidt is looking to stand back up but Sokoudjou counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to get to full guard but Sokoudjou has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou working Schmidt over with strikes.
Sokoudjou working Schmidt over with strikes.
Sokoudjou moves nicely into side control.
Sokoudjou throws an elbow but Schmidt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sokoudjou is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schmidt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sokoudjou cracks Schmidt with a big right hand but Schmidt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schmidt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sokoudjou's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Sokoudjou! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Schmidt has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rashad Sokoudjou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Jardine is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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224 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good low kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Jardine!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Jardine.
Jardine tries to work over Finley's front leg with a kick but Finley checks it.
Jardine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jardine looks for the body kick but Finley saw that one coming.
Finley swinging wildly here.
Finley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jardine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Finley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jardine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finley.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jardine.
Jardine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jardine has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Finley is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jardine yanks on the arm and Finley is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jardine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keith Jardine!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meredith has chosen Four Kicks as his entrance music. Chris Meredith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Meredith!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meredith scores with a hook.
It looks like Damien William has been cut.
Meredith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with William, pushing him back against the cage.
Meredith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
William jumps guard but Meredith stands there with William around his waist. William gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
William tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Meredith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meredith connects with a nasty looking knee right to William's face.
Meredith crunches a lovely knee into William's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William wants to stall.
Meredith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but William has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meredith tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
Meredith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
William tries a low kick but Meredith avoids it.
William loads up on a big right hand but Meredith slips the punch.
Meredith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meredith closes the distance and clinches.
William tries for a takedown but Meredith manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
William jumps guard.
Meredith landing some decent shots from guard.
Meredith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. William swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meredith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meredith wants to control from the top but William keeps moving.
Meredith forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith trying to mount his opponent but William defends it.
Meredith works his foot free and advances to mount.
William is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Meredith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
William is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meredith looking for a guillotine from mount but William is having none of it.
Meredith goes for an armbar but William turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from William.
Meredith keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meredith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from William.
William pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meredith is keeping the position for now.
William is working hard here to advance position.
Meredith seems keen to control William's posture.
William throwing strikes from guard but Meredith blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
William shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - William throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damien William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Meredith.
William is breathing heavily.
Meredith has managed to clinch.
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
William takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meredith.
William takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meredith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Meredith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meredith lands a nice elbow.
Meredith landing knees to the body.
Meredith connects with a knee to the head.
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Meredith stalls.
Meredith lands a knee to the body.
Meredith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
William tries for a takedown. No joy.
Meredith lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith with a knee to the head.
Meredith is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. William can't fight it off and eventually Meredith manages to take the fight to the floor. William looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
William has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meredith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meredith working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
William keeping moving, preventing Meredith from controlling successfully.
Meredith thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meredith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William keeping moving, preventing Meredith from controlling successfully.
Meredith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Meredith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien William's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meredith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meredith scores with a leg kick.
Meredith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
William throws a leg kick
and Meredith counters with an inside leg kick.
Meredith closes the distance and clinches.
Meredith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
William throws a head punch that misses.
Meredith lands a good knee to the midsection. William won't want to take too many of those.
Meredith with a knee to the head.
Meredith scores a nice knee to the body.
Meredith leaning against his opponent.
Chris Meredith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
William takes a knee to the side of the body.
William can't get the takedown.
Meredith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meredith stalls.
Meredith lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
William takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meredith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meredith manages to break the clinch.
Meredith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meredith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
William tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
William misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meredith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has William in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meredith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Meredith lands a nice knee to the body.
Meredith landing knees to the head.
William takes a knee to the side of the body.
William misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meredith lands an elbow just above William 's eye.
Meredith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
William avoiding damage as Meredith throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meredith just misses with a elbow thrown towards William's brow.
William misses with a short punch on the inside.
William tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meredith unloads a knee to the mid-section. William lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
William tries to stall but Meredith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meredith lands an elbow just above William 's eye.
William throws a punch but it's blocked by Meredith.
Meredith lands a knee to the body.
Meredith lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
William fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meredith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meredith scores a nice knee to the body.
Meredith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meredith obliges.
William misses with the head strike.
William throws a head punch that misses.
Meredith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meredith scores a nice knee to the body.
William successfully pulls guard.
William is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Meredith defends well.
William has momentary wrist control but Meredith slips an elbow through the middle.
Meredith trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meredith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meredith advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
William tries to get to full guard but Meredith has control of the leg.
Meredith works his way into full mount!
William tries to hold on but Meredith postures up.
Meredith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Meredith tries to control but William wriggling away.
Meredith controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith looking to finish William with some ground and pound. This is bad for William!
Meredith controlling the pace for now.
William is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Meredith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meredith raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meredith working for a submission but William is keeping him at bay.
Meredith jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but William manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Meredith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien William's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Meredith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on William. That did some damage!
Meredith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meredith has William up against the cage in a clinch.
Meredith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Meredith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meredith lands an elbow just above William 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for William.
Meredith landing knees to the body.
William letting Meredith take a breather here.
Meredith landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meredith.
William fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meredith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meredith blocks an uppercut.
Meredith scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meredith crunches a lovely knee into William's ribcage.
Meredith connects with a nasty looking knee right to William's face.
Meredith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meredith with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meredith.
Meredith connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William takes a knee right on the jaw!
William misses with the head strike.
Meredith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. William fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meredith.
Good shot there by Meredith.
A head kick from Meredith lands but William takes it in his stride.
Meredith slips a straight right by William.
Meredith fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A low kick from William misses
and Meredith counters by clinching up.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meredith.
Meredith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
William tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meredith smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meredith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
William thows a leg kick but Meredith checks it
and Meredith counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meredith obliges.
Nice elbow from Meredith.
Meredith slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
William fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Meredith misses with a knee strike.
Meredith blocking some punches.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Meredith uses good head movement to avoid it.
William tries to pull guard but Meredith won't allow it.
Meredith connects with a knee to the head.
Meredith lands a nice knee to the body.
William misses with the head strike.
Meredith lands a nice knee to the body.
Meredith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
William doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meredith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has William in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
William takes an elbow to the temple.
William tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meredith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
William misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for William.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meredith.
Meredith lands an elbow inside.
William takes an elbow to the temple.
Meredith lands a knee to the head.
William avoiding damage as Meredith throws knees to the body.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William pulls guard.
William escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Meredith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Meredith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Meredith passes William's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Meredith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Meredith landing strikes from the mount and William is in trouble!
Meredith trying to control but William is having none of it.
William is wriggling around trying to escape.
Meredith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith is landing with some decent strikes but William is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Meredith fails to advance to William's back.
Meredith trying to control but William is having none of it.
William is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Meredith lands a big elbow.
William might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Meredith breaks from William's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chris Meredith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meredith looking to control but William is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chris Meredith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meredith swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and William is now in Meredith's guard. A big mistake from Meredith there, giving up the dominant position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Meredith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meredith 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Meredith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Georges has chosen I'm no superman (lazlo bane- scrubs theme) as his entrance music. Arthur Pendragon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Georges!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for St Georges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Georges lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Georges tries to land a front kick but Pendragon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pendragon throws a combination that misses
and St Georges counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick lands from St Georges that sends Pendragon to the canvas. Pendragon tries to scramble back to his feet but St Georges brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
St Georges working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Georges wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pendragon, who protects the arm well.
St Georges looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Georges looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Georges misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges trying to control the action but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
St Georges passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pendragon!
St Georges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pendragon is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Georges quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for St Georges but it's paid off an Pendragon is forced to tap! Nice work by St Georges.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pierre St Georges!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Marr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fellacio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock You by Helix. Pat Marr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Marr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fellacio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marr throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Marr.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Marr's head but Marr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marr drops Sanchez with a nice combination! Marr dives into Sanchez's guard, looking to finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Fellacio Sanchez has been cut.
Marr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Marr finish him?
Marr postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Marr is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Marr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marr looking to pass the guard.
Marr wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez can't keep his opponent in guard - Marr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marr working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sanchez's thigh. Sanchez counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez controlling the position.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez wants to control but Marr passes easily into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marr lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez is positioning himself well to prevent Marr advancing to mount.
Marr tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marr thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanchez controlling Marr's posture.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marr avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
A leg kick checked by Marr.
Marr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Marr blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Marr throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Marr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Marr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marr prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound.
Marr 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.
Sanchez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marr.
Sanchez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Marr is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Marr sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Marr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fellacio Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Marr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez cracks Marr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez works over Marr's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marr.
A jab from Marr misses.
Marr thows a body shot but no joy.
Fellacio Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Marr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Marr knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marr.
Marr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Marr counters with a straight right hand.
Marr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fellacio Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marr misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Marr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marr needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Marr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marr moves away.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marr throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marr looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Sanchez lunges at Marr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marr's hand.
Marr misses with a straight left.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Marr.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marr with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez lands a jab to Marr's midsection.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Marr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Marr is rocked!
Fellacio Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Marr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Marr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Marr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marr ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marr on the side of the head.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
A jab from Marr misses.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marr seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Sanchez shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Marr is backing up but Sanchez catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Marr covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Sanchez Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fellacio Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Dylan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Hopp!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dylan.
Hopp slips a jab and a cross from Dylan.
Rob Dylan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hopp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dylan.
Hopp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dylan lands a head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dylan.
Dylan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopp.
Dylan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopp in his tracks.
Dylan cracks Hopp with a good jab.
Hopp feints and as Dylan raises his hands in defense, Hopp changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopp wants to pass the guard but Dylan is keeping the position.
Dylan keeping moving, preventing Hopp from controlling successfully.
Dylan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hopp has picked Dylan up and slammed him! Dylan can't keep hold of the triangle and Hopp manages to pass to side control!
Hopp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hopp working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopp tries to advance position but instead Dylan slips a leg back in to half guard.
Hopp wants to pass to mount but Dylan is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hopp slips a nice elbow through Dylan's hands, connecting with Dylan's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopp is thwarting Dylan's attempts to control the position.
Hopp is looking to stall here but Dylan recovers full guard.
Dylan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hopp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dylan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hopp defends well.
Hopp postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dylan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dylan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hopp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hopp.
Dylan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hopp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hopp uses his free foot to push down on Dylan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dylan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hopp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hopp is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dylan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dylan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dylan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hopp is looking for a kimura but Dylan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hopp to get the leverage.
Dylan trying to hold on to Hopp's head to control him but Hopp postures up.
Dylan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Dylan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopp closes the distance and clinches up with Dylan, looking for a takedown. Hopp pushes Dylan against the cage but Dylan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hopp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hopp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dylan misses the shot to the body.
Dylan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hopp scores a takedown into full mount!
Hopp wants to control but instead Dylan manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopp trying to mount his opponent but Dylan defends it.
Hopp stalling away here and it's allowed Dylan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hopp throws a strike but Dylan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hopp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dylan is aware though and is defending well.
Dylan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dylan wants to pass the guard but Hopp is keeping the position.
Dylan sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hopp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dylan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dylan is in close to Hopp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dylan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hopp is retaining full guard.
Dylan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hopp's head.
Hopp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dylan lands a couple of digs.
Dylan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dylan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hopp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dylan wants to control from the top but Hopp keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopp thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dylan preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dylan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dylan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopp off the cage and back into rage.
Hopp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dylan pinned against the cage. Dylan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rob Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hopp.
Dylan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hopp is fending him off so far but Dylan persists. Nope, Hopp circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hopp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dylan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dylan throws an overhand right that lands on Hopp's shoulder, as Hopp tries to avoid the shot.
Dylan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dylan digs a good hook to Hopp's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Dylan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dylan connects with the punch.
Hopp misses with a takedown attempt
and Dylan counters with a one-two to the body.
Hopp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dylan counters with a takedown into side control.
Dylan controls the position.
Hopp manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dylan's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Dylan there.
Dylan thows a huge punch but Hopp dodges it nicely.
Dylan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopp regains half guard.
Dylan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopp wants to get back to full guard.
Hopp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hopp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopp is defending against the submission attempts here by Dylan.
Hopp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dylan.
Hopp is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dylan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopp on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A jab from Dylan does it's job there.
Dylan instigates a clinch.
Dylan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dylan lands with a left to the head.
Hopp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dylan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rob Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hopp.
Hopp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Dylan.
Dylan looking to slow down the pace here.
Dylan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopp wants a takedown but no success here.
Hopp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dylan smiles and moves away.
Dylan has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dylan.
Hopp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dylan.
Hopp drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dylan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hopp clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dylan connects with a big shot to the side of Hopp's head.
Hopp covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hopp rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dylan trying to control the action but Hopp is working from the bottom.
Rob Dylan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dylan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hopp for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopp trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dylan 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Dylan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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177 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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177 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meighen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meighen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meighen avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Meighen is just out of range.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meighen is fending him off so far but Gonzalez persists. Nope, Meighen circles away and we're back to standing.
Meighen misses the jab.
Jab from Gonzalez.
Meighen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meighen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meighen tries to land a leg kick but Gonzalez saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Meighen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez shoots for a takedown but Meighen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Meighen's ribcage but misses.
Meighen throws a low kick, looking for Gonzalez's leg but Gonzalez calmly moves out of range.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meighen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Meighen's shoulder, as Meighen tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meighen rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meighen.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meighen.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meighen throws out the jab.
Meighen throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Meighen. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meighen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonzalez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonzalez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arthur Meighen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meighen throws out the jab.
Meighen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Arthur Meighen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernando Gonzalez.
Meighen lands a jab.
Meighen throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Meighen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gonzalez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy body shot
and Meighen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meighen trying to land knees to the body.
Meighen breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Meighen throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzalez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meighen misses with a hook.
Meighen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meighen misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the body from Gonzalez misses
and Meighen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Meighen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Meighen.
Meighen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Meighen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meighen lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Meighen's shoulder, as Meighen tries to avoid the shot.
Meighen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meighen misses with an uppercut.
It looks like Luiz Fernando Gonzalez has been cut.
Meighen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Meighen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meighen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meighen can pounce on him.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meighen.
A good leg kick by Meighen.
Meighen throws a solid leg kick but Gonzalez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meighen.
Meighen throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Meighen jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Arthur Meighen is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Meighen.
Meighen lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Arthur Meighen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Meighen! Gonzalez is out on his feet! Meighen rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Gonzalez is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Gonzalez is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Meighen!
Arthur Meighen retains his welterweight title!
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