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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Banton (ranked 4437 p4p, 3866 weight class) and Sam Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Banton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Banton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer shoots in and drives through. Banton sprawls well.
Banton looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Banton misses with a takedown attempt
and Meyer moves into the clinch.
Banton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meyer's efforts to push away.
Banton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meyer lands a shot to the body.
Banton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meyer shoots in but Banton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meyer gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas Banton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Meyer.
Meyer is struggling to control the position.
Banton manages to break the clinch.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
Meyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Meyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Banton is trying to pull guard but Meyer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Banton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Meyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meyer controlling the action here for a moment.
Meyer wants to take the fight to the mat but Banton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meyer tries to break the clinch but Banton is controlling the position.
Meyer manages to pull guard.
Meyer pulls Banton in close to prevent any damage.
Meyer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Meyer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Meyer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banton is aware though and is defending well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Meyer has eaten all the pies!
Meyer is pulling down on Banton's head. It's preventing any offense from Banton, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meyer rushes Banton and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meyer is looking for a takedown.
Meyer is pushing Banton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Banton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banton slaps away a takedown attempt from Meyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Meyer with that takedown attempt.
Banton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Meyer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meyer dives in and grabs Banton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banton pushes down on Meyer's head and hops out.
Banton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Meyer has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Banton is on him like a limpet, forcing Meyer back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meyer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banton tries to pull guard but Meyer won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banton looking to slow down the pace here.
Meyer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thomas Banton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Meyer.
Meyer pushes Banton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meyer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Meyer pulls Banton in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banton trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Meyer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Banton preventing the sweep.
Meyer is pulling down on Banton's head. It's preventing any offense from Banton, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meyer is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is stalling in the full guard.
Banton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meyer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Banton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meyer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Banton is looking for a sweep.
Meyer taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Meyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banton circles away.
Meyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Banton. No joy for Meyer on that attempt.
Thomas Banton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Meyer.
Meyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Banton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Meyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meyer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meyer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Banton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Banton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Meyer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Meyer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Banton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meyer has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to break free but Banton pushes him back against the cage.
Banton tries to stall but Meyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sam Meyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meyer tries to break free but Banton pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but Banton has him pressed against the cage.
Meyer taking a breather.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but Banton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Meyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meyer wants a takedown.
Banton landing knees to the body.
Banton breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer wants to clinch.
Banton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banton throws a big counter combination but Meyer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Banton pushes Meyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Banton prevents the takedown attempt.
Banton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer goes for a double leg but Banton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Banton continues to drive forward.
Meyer shoots in for a double leg but Banton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Meyer.
No luck for Banton with that takedown attempt.
Thomas Banton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Meyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Banton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Meyer!
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hype
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pop
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