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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Monferand (ranked 3152 p4p, 24115 weight class) and Ted Meredith (ranked 390 p4p, 633 weight class). Meredith has chosen Skinny Boys - Skinny (They Can't Get Enough) as his entrance music. Joseph Monferand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Decent 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Monferand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Meredith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Monferand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meredith.
Meredith misses the jab.
Monferand tries to counter with a takedown but Meredith is quick to defend against it.
Meredith lands a jab.
Meredith throws a shot from downtown. Monferand moves away and avoids it.
Monferand attempts a counter takedown but Meredith avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monferand slips under a jab from Meredith.
Monferand drops down looking for a counter takedown but Meredith sprawls and moves away.
Monferand looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monferand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Meredith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Meredith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ted Meredith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Meredith misses the target.
Monferand drops down looking for a counter takedown but Meredith sprawls and moves away.
Monferand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meredith dips to his left and cracks Monferand with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith misses with a double jab.
Monferand appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Monferand moves out of range as Meredith strikes.
Monferand avoids the body shot from Meredith.
A big left from Meredith misses.
A combination from Meredith does no damage.
Monferand drops down looking for a counter takedown but Meredith sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith stuns Monferand with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monferand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meredith throws out the jab.
Monferand half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Meredith missing with a left hand there. Monferand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monferand half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ted Meredith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meredith misses with a few strikes there.
Meredith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meredith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monferand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monferand tries to counter with a takedown but Meredith is quick to defend against it.
Meredith throws a hook but Monferand blocks it.
Monferand changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Meredith misses with a hook.
Monferand tries to counter with a takedown but Meredith is quick to defend against it.
Donk. Meredith catches Monferand right on the button with a cross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meredith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Meredith 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.
Meredith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meredith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meredith throws a big shot that misses.
Meredith tests Monferand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meredith. Monferand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monferand appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meredith throws a hook but Monferand blocks it.
Meredith misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monferand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meredith.
Monferand ducks under a wild hook from Meredith.
Meredith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Meredith scores with a jab to the body.
Monferand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meredith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monferand manages to avoid it.
Meredith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monferand.
Monferand changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Monferand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meredith.
Monferand ducks right into an uppercut from Meredith.
Monferand takes one on the button.
Meredith lunges at Monferand with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monferand's hand.
Monferand is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith cracks Monferand with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Monferand tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Meredith pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Monferand is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Meredith!
A relieved looking Ted Meredith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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