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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Arnason (ranked 769 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Ted Meredith (ranked 112 p4p, 160 weight class). Arnason comes into the arena with Michael Jackson - Off The Wall blaring out of the sound system. Meredith has chosen Skinny Boys - Skinny (They Can't Get Enough) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Meredith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Arnason there.
Meredith misses with a hook. Arnason ducked under it nicely.
Arnason is looking to counter punch.
Jab, jab by Arnason - just one landing.
Arnason throws a hook but Meredith blocks it.
Arnason sizes up Meredith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arnason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meredith counters by moving into the clinch.
Arnason lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnason misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arnason.
Arnason is trying to break free.
Arnason throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meredith.
Arnason blocks an elbow strike from Meredith.
A short uppercut from Arnason.
Arnason breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meredith.
A head kick misses from Arnason.
Meredith throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Arnason.
Meredith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meredith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Arnason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arnason lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason scores with a hook.
Arnason throws a looping overhand right but Meredith ducks down to avoid it.
Meredith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meredith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meredith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meredith ducks under a wild hook from Arnason.
Arnason fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Arnason.
Arnason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arnason lands with a good body shot.
Meredith throws a jab when Arnason was well out of range.
Meredith swinging wildly here.
Arnason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meredith.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnason lands an overhand right.
Arnason misses with an uppercut.
Arnason is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meredith misses with a takedown attempt - Arnason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arnason throwing a counter right hand but Meredith manages to avoid it.
Arnason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Arnason misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnason is looking to score with low kicks.
Meredith avoids the body shot from Arnason.
Arnason misses with a looping right.
Meredith cracks Arnason with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left and a right from Arnason both land. Nice combination.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Meredith moves out of range.
Arnason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meredith.
Arnason connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meredith scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Jeremy Arnason has been cut.
Meredith throws a right hand that Arnason ducks under and follows up with a left that Arnason also avoids with ease.
Arnason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arnason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arnason clobbers Meredith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jeremy Arnason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meredith ducks right into an uppercut from Arnason.
Meredith misses with an uppercut. Arnason saw that one coming.
Meredith cracks a nice hook into Arnason's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnason. Meredith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meredith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meredith scores with a jab to the head.
Meredith drops his hands momentarily and Arnason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arnason is looking to counter punch.
Arnason throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Meredith.
A little feinted left hand from Arnason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meredith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnason.
Meredith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arnason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meredith.
Arnason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meredith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arnason.
Meredith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meredith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnason.
Meredith throws an overhand right that lands on Arnason's shoulder, as Arnason tries to avoid the shot.
Arnason misses with an uppercut. Meredith saw that one coming.
Meredith swings for the body but Arnason moves out of range.
Arnason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arnason lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meredith works the jab nicely.
Arnason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meredith staying out of range there.
Arnason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meredith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meredith lands a left and a right that send Arnason crashing to the mat, dazed. Meredith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Arnason misses the jab.
Arnason lands a jab.
Arnason punishes Meredith's body with a nice straight punch.
Arnason is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meredith takes one to the side of the head.
Arnason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arnason lands with a hook. Meredith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meredith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arnason.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Meredith moves out of range.
Arnason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Meredith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arnason throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Arnason lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meredith doesn't seem phased though.
Arnason lands an overhand right.
Meredith digs a good hook to Arnason's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Arnason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Arnason'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.
Arnason lands with a good body shot.
Meredith defending well as Arnason loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meredith. Arnason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnason swings for the body but Meredith moves out of range.
Arnason takes one on the button.
Arnason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meredith to score with a decent uppercut.
Meredith misses with a body shot.
Arnason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meredith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arnason. Arnason obviously looking to wear him down.
Arnason takes a swing at Meredith's ribcage but misses.
Meredith is looking for the big counter here.
Arnason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arnason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meredith moves away.
Meredith throws a hook but Arnason avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meredith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arnason at a distance.
A left lands for Arnason.
Jeremy Arnason is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnason throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meredith.
Meredith throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnason throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith checks a low kick from Arnason.
Arnason connects with a nice looking jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meredith.
Meredith avoids a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Arnason.
Meredith misses the jab.
Meredith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meredith slips a straight right by Arnason.
Arnason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meredith can do to turn this around?
Meredith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meredith.
Meredith loads up on a big right hand but Arnason slips the punch.
Arnason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meredith throws out the jab.
Meredith misses with a straight right.
Meredith punishes Arnason's body with a nice straight punch.
Arnason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meredith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arnasons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Meredith throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith throws the left hand but Arnason avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Arnason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Meredith avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Arnason misses its intended target.
Meredith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnason throws a wild body kick that Meredith sees coming a mile off.
A left and a right from Arnason both land. Nice combination.
Meredith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Arnason misses.
Arnason misses with a looping right.
Meredith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arnason connects with a single shot there.
Meredith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arnason bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meredith's head.
A jab from Meredith misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arnason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meredith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arnason misses with a lunging right hand
and Meredith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meredith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arnason moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arnason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arnason lands a glancing blow to the side of Meredith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith throws a body shot but no joy.
Meredith blocks a jab.
Meredith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meredith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnason.
Meredith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meredith throws a nice looking combination but Arnason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meredith misses with a hook.
Meredith throws a right hand that Arnason ducks under and follows up with a left that Arnason also avoids with ease.
Arnason's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meredith under the eye.
The fighters circling - Arnason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meredith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arnason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meredith.
Meredith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Meredith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arnason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meredith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meredith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arnason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith throws an overhand right that lands on Arnason's shoulder, as Arnason tries to avoid the shot.
Meredith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meredith.
Arnason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arnason loads up on a big right hand but Meredith slips the punch.
A left lands for Arnason.
Arnason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meredith. Meredith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arnason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Meredith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnason throws a body shot but no joy.
Meredith throws a big shot that misses.
Arnason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meredith's hands.
Meredith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnason throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meredith throws a jab when Arnason was well out of range.
Meredith throws a looping overhand right but Arnason ducks down to avoid it.
Arnason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meredith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arnason misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Arnason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Arnason's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Meredith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Arnason both land. Nice combination.
Arnason blocks a jab.
Arnason is looking to land body kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Arnason here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Arnason misses with a straight right.
Arnason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meredith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arnason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meredith on the side of the head.
Arnason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meredith is out of range and Arnason settles back down.
Meredith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Arnason lands.
Meredith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meredith dips to his left and cracks Arnason with an uppercut!
Arnason works over Meredith's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meredith throws a good cross that connects.
Arnason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meredith!
Arnason throws a right hand that misses
and Meredith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meredith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Arnason misses.
Meredith moves away from the strike by Arnason.
Meredith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arnason defending well as Meredith loads up on a big left hand.
Meredith loads up on a big right hand but Arnason slips the punch.
A punch combination from Arnason misses.
Arnason connects with a jab.
Meredith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arnason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meredith walks into a stiff left hand from Arnason.
Meredith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnason manages to avoid it.
Arnason throws a lazy right hand but Meredith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meredith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arnason darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meredith moves away from the strike by Arnason.
Meredith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Meredith lands a nice hook to Arnason's body. Arnason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arnason defending well as Meredith loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meredith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arnason.
Meredith missing with a left hand there. Arnason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arnason sizes up Meredith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arnason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meredith looks to score with a jab to the body but Arnason is just out of range.
Arnason throws a hook but Meredith avoids it easily.
Arnason lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arnason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meredith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arnason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meredith.
Meredith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnason manages to avoid it.
Meredith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arnason cracks Meredith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arnason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meredith wants to counter with a clinch but Arnason pushes him away.
Arnason lands a really nice looking cross but Meredith seems unphased.
Meredith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arnason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meredith misses with a right hand
and Arnason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arnason takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meredith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Meredith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meredith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meredith takes a swing at Arnason's ribcage but misses.
Meredith tries to clinch but Arnason moves out of range.
Arnason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arnason throwing a counter right hand but Meredith manages to avoid it.
Meredith throws a hook but Arnason blocks it.
Ted Meredith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Arnason finds it's target.
Arnason lands a leg kick that knocks Meredith off balance momentarily.
Arnason works Meredith's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meredith. Arnason does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnason misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Meredith.
Meredith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnason throws a hook but Meredith avoids it easily.
Arnason scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arnason takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meredith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jeremy Arnason's cut is getting worse.
Arnason throws a jab when Meredith was well out of range.
Meredith scores with a jab. Arnason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arnason throws a shot from downtown. Meredith moves away and avoids it.
Meredith scores with a hook to the body. Arnason takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arnason jabs at Meredith's body.
Arnason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meredith.
Meredith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meredith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meredith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arnason.
Meredith slips a straight right by Arnason.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meredith misses with the combination.
Meredith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arnason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meredith on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Arnason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arnason 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Arnason!
Our winner, Jeremy Arnason, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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