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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Meredith (ranked 3503 p4p, 23820 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 433 p4p, 594 weight class). Meredith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skinny Boys - Skinny (They Can't Get Enough). Tommy Gavin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ted Meredith's chin.
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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 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Gavin misses
and Meredith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meredith moves into the clinch successfully.
Meredith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Meredith scores with a hook to the body.
Meredith lands a good knee to the midsection. Gavin won't want to take too many of those.
Meredith manages to break the clinch.
Gavin misses with a hook. Meredith ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Meredith.
It looks like Tommy Gavin has been cut.
Meredith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gavin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Meredith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Meredith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Meredith.
Meredith misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meredith moves away.
Gavin tries to clinch up but Meredith circles away and keeps his distance.
Meredith misses with a wild combination.
Gavin walks into a stiff left hand from Meredith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin tries to clinch there but Meredith circles away.
Meredith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gavin's head.
A shot to the liver by Meredith. Beautiful body shot.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Meredith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Meredith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Meredith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gavin tries to clinch there but Meredith circles away.
Meredith just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Meredith has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Meredith scores with a jab to the body.
Meredith throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Meredith misses with a looping right.
Meredith looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Meredith throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin unleashes a big counter combination but Meredith bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Meredith connects with a looping right hand.
Meredith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meredith.
Gavin misses with a takedown
and Meredith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Meredith moved out of range nicely.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meredith.
Meredith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gavin on the side of the head.
Gavin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meredith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gavin misses with a combination
and Meredith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Meredith.
Meredith avoids the head kick by Gavin.
A big left from Meredith misses.
Gavin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin throws a nice looking combination but Meredith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meredith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meredith misses with a looping left.
Gavin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meredith throws a right hand that Gavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Gavin also avoids with ease.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meredith.
Meredith scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin gets tackled into the cage by Meredith. Meredith maintains the clinch.
Gavin is trying to break the clinch but Meredith has him pressed against the cage.
Meredith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gavin is rocked!
Meredith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gavin is still on wobbly legs! Can Meredith finish him?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Meredith.
Meredith creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gavin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gavin drops to his knees and Meredith pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Meredith!
After winning the bout, Ted Meredith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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RATING
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