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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boom Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom Pow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boom Pow!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow misses with the combination.
Meadows gets a clinch.
Meadows lands a hook that snaps the head of Pow backwards.
A short right from Meadows.
Pow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meadows.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Meadows for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pow ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Meadows postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Meadows makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Meadows wants to control from the top but Pow keeps moving.
Meadows postures up in Pow's guard and throws a big left but Pow blocks it.
Pow has his foot on Meadows's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Meadows works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Meadows's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pow looks gassed!
Meadows wants to control from the top but Pow keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pow's head.
Meadows landing with the ground and pound.
Meadows is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Meadows 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.
Meadows won't allow Pow to sweep him here.
Pow has momentary wrist control but Meadows slips an elbow through the middle.
Pow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Meadows will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meadows is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Meadows pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pow is keeping the position for now.
Meadows 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.
Meadows knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pow on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meadows working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows cracks Pow with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meadows accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pow working for a triangle but Meadows defends it easily.
Meadows slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Meadows scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pow to see if he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pow tries to bench press Meadows off him but Meadows keeps the position.
Meadows trying to control the action but Pow is working from the bottom.
Meadows works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow is trying to get back to half guard.
Meadows is working Pow over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Meadows's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Meadows scores with punches from side control.
Pow tries to bench press Meadows off him but Meadows keeps the position.
Meadows is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Meadows working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Meadows lands a nice forearm strike.
Pow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meadows wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Meadows lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pow looking for a sweep but Meadows has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Meadows wants to control the pace but Pow is squirming around nicely.
Meadows working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Meadows raining down shots from the mount!
Meadows lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Meadows.
Pow is looking to improve his position but Meadows isn't that keen on the idea.
Meadows trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meadows lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Meadows 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.
Meadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meadows counters with a three punch combo that has Pow backing up. Pow nods at Meadows to acknowledge the strikes.
Meadows darts in and clinches Pow up against the ropes.
The referee calls for Meadows to work.
Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meadows dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meadows lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pow circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Meadows.
Meadows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meadows forces Pow back against the ropes and clinches.
Pow being controlled against the ropes.
Pow is breathing heavily.
Pow fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Meadows creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pow tries to pull guard but Meadows holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pow drops back down to his feet.
Jeremy Meadows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boom Pow.
Pow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pow jumps guard but Meadows stands there with Pow around his waist. Pow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meadows dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Pow fails to pull guard.
Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meadows throws a one two combo.
Meadows lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meadows lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meadows clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Meadows.
Pow goes for a takedown attempt but Meadows pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Meadows lands a nice shot that snaps Pow's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meadows 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 Pow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jeremy Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meadows forces Pow back against the ropes and clinches.
Pow is trying to break the clinch but Meadows is controlling him.
The is referee keeping an eye on Meadows - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meadows lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows lands a left hand.
Pow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meadows gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Meadows.
Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy Meadows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meadows misses with a double jab.
Meadows throws a series of punches but Pow avoids them all with ease.
Meadows moves into range and clinches up with Pow.
Pow tries to pull guard but Meadows holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pow drops back down to his feet.
Meadows lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meadows leaning against his opponent.
Meadows breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Meadows.
Pow misses with a takedown attempt
and Meadows counters with a series of strikes. Pow will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Boom Pow has been cut.
Meadows throws a series of strikes that have Pow backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meadows takes the fight into the clinch.
Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pow shoots and misses
and Meadows counters with a left and a right that stings Pow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows rushes Pow and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Meadows - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Meadows.
Meadows slows down the pace here.
Pow jumps guard but Meadows stands there with Pow around his waist. Pow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meadows lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pow backwards.
Meadows is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Meadows throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pows head.
Meadows looking to stall.
Meadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meadows has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meadows stalls.
Meadows gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pow.
Meadows lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meadows walks away with a smile on his face. Pow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Meadows closes the distance and clinches.
Pow fails to pull guard.
Meadows breaks the clinch.
Meadows closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Meadows is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Meadows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pow shoots and misses
and Meadows counters with a two punch combo.
Meadows closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meadows lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meadows clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pow takes a shot to the head.
Meadows leaning against his opponent.
Meadows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meadows looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pow with a poor takedown
and Meadows counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Meadows dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boom Pow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Meadows pushes Pow up against the ropes in a clinch.
Meadows manages to break the clinch.
Pow has his takedown stuffed
and Meadows counters with a two punch combo.
Pow has his takedown stuffed
and Meadows counters by moving into the clinch.
Meadows holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Meadows scores with a shot to the side of Pow's head.
Pow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meadows just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Jeremy Meadows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boom Pow.
The is referee keeping an eye on Meadows - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meadows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meadows bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pow's head backwards.
Meadows smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice combination there by Meadows.
Meadows gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meadows lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meadows stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pow jumps guard but Meadows stands there with Pow around his waist. Pow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meadows lands a right hand.
Pow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meadows stalling in the clinch.
Pow fails to pull guard.
Meadows is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Meadows keeps control of Pow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meadows is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Meadows.
Pow misses with a takedown
and Meadows counters with a one-two to the body.
Pow slips a jab and a cross from Meadows.
Pow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meadows counters by moving into the clinch.
Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows misses with a combination
and Pow counters with a body kick that stops Meadows in his tracks momentarily.
Meadows misses with a few strikes there.
Meadows gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meadows lands a nice uppercut.
Meadows manages to break the clinch.
Meadows scores with a jab to the head.
Meadows swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meadows has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pow is working for takedown but Meadows is calmly controlling the position for now.
Meadows is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Meadows softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meadows rushes Pow and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Meadows slowing the pace effectively.
Meadows looking to stall.
Meadows stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Meadows.
Pow with a poor takedown
and Meadows counters with a stiff right hand.
Meadows rushes Pow and presses him up against the ropes.
Meadows lands with a light punch inside.
Meadows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meadows is working the combinations to good effect here.
Meadows clinches with his opponent.
Pow can't get the takedown.
Meadows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meadows clinches up against the ropes.
Meadows lands with a light punch inside.
Pow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meadows just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meadows lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Meadows.
Pow jumps guard but Meadows stands there with Pow around his waist. Pow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meadows manages to break the clinch.
Pow with a poor takedown
and Meadows counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meadows scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meadows is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Meadows looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Meadows creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meadows lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meadows makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pow breaks the clinch.
Pow has Meadows up against the ropes in a clinch.
Meadows is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pow can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Meadows scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meadows trying to control the position but instead, Pow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meadows into the ropes.
Boom Pow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short left from Meadows.
Jeremy Meadows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meadows works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meadows blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Meadows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meadows 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Meadows!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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