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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caelan Aengus (ranked 1920 p4p, 1893 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 239 p4p, 235 weight class). Rudolf Meine has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aengus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Meine.
Aengus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rudolf Meine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aengus throws a hook to the side of Meine's head but Meine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aengus.
Meine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Meine.
Meine slips under a jab from Aengus.
Aengus avoids the body shot from Meine.
Meine with the inside leg kick.
Meine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Aengus.
Meine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aengus.
Aengus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aengus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meine moves out of range of the strikes.
Meine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aengus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aengus misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Meine.
Aengus misses with an uppercut. Meine saw that one coming.
Meine lands a lovely overhand right.
Aengus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meine. Meine obviously looking to wear him down.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aengus.
Nice shot by Aengus.
Aengus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meine can pounce on him.
Aengus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meine with the inside leg kick.
Aengus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meine.
Meine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aengus throws a hook to the side of Meine's head but Meine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meine slips under a jab from Aengus.
Meine defending well as Aengus loads up on a big left hand.
Meine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meine, as that shot connected.
Meine moves out of range of the strikes.
Aengus moves out of range of the leg kick from Meine.
Meine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aengus. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aengus misses with a straight left.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aengus throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine.
A telegraphed right hand from Aengus misses the target.
Meine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Meine slips a jab from Aengus.
Meine scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Aengus misses.
Meine throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Aengus.
Aengus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aengus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meine can pounce on him.
Meine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Meine connects with a jab.
Meine slips a straight right by Aengus.
Meine lands with a cross.
Meine throws an overhand right that lands on Aengus's shoulder, as Aengus tries to avoid the shot.
Aengus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meine just misses with a punch to the body.
Aengus misses with a head kick.
Aengus looks to land a right hand but Meine moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Aengus misses.
Aengus scores with a decent looking hook.
Meine throws a one two combo.
Meine lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick there by Meine.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aengus checks a leg kick.
Meine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meine moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Meine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aengus misses with an uppercut.
Aengus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meine to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Aengus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine.
Meine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aengus with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meine delivers a nice body kick.
Aengus throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine.
Aengus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aengus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meine is looking to chop away at Aengus's legs.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aengus was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Aengus throws a looping overhand right but Meine ducks down to avoid it.
Meine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meine.
Meine throws an off balance right hand
and Aengus counters with a stiff right hand.
Meine connects with an inside leg kick.
Meine looks to score with a jab to the body but Aengus is just out of range.
Aengus catches Meine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meine misses with a head kick.
Meine slips under a jab from Aengus.
Meine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meine misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meine fails to pull guard.
Meine fails to pull guard.
Meine scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolf Meine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Meine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meine staying out of range there.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aengus.
Good standup being displayed there by Meine as he connects with a hook.
Meine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aengus.
Meine tries to counter with a clinch but Aengus shakes him off and moves away.
Meine lands with a right hand.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aengus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aengus misses with a looping left.
Meine throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Aengus counter with a right hand.
Aengus throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aengus connects with a crisp jab.
Aengus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine.
Meine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aengus's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aengus slips a jab and a cross from Meine.
Meine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aengus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meine.
Aengus misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine missing with a left hand there. Aengus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meine throws an off balance right hand
and Aengus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meine throws a lazy uppercut
and Aengus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aengus ducks under a wild hook from Meine.
Meine throws a looping overhand right but Aengus ducks down to avoid it.
Aengus misses with a series of wild punches.
Aengus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meine thuds a left hand into Aengus's body.
Meine moves out of range of the strikes.
Meine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meine throws an overhand right that lands on Aengus's shoulder, as Aengus tries to avoid the shot.
Aengus blocks a jab.
Meine misses with a looping right.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aengus.
Aengus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meine throws a shot from downtown. Aengus moves away and avoids it.
Aengus is looking to counter punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aengus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Meine to the ground. Aengus is now in Meine's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aengus stays in close to Meine's body and controls the position.
Aengus trying to control but Meine is working from the bottom.
Aengus stands and steps away. Meine gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Meine misses.
Meine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meine misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Aengus misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aengus circles away quickly and effectively.
Aengus misses with an uppercut. Meine saw that one coming.
Aengus scores with a nice strike.
Aengus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meine's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aengus. Meine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Aengus.
Meine misses with a hook.
Aengus throwing a counter right hand but Meine manages to avoid it.
Aengus looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
Meine loads up on a big right hand but Aengus slips the punch.
Meine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Meine moves out of range of the strikes.
Meine staying out of range there.
Aengus misses with a looping left.
Meine throws a right hand that Aengus ducks under and follows up with a left that Aengus also avoids with ease.
Meine moves away from the strike by Aengus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Aengus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aengus checks a low kick from Meine.
Aengus throwing a counter right hand but Meine manages to avoid it.
Aengus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meine.
Aengus missing with a left hand there. Meine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aengus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meine throws a jab but it's blocked by Aengus.
Aengus moves out of range of the body kick from Meine.
Meine throws a leg kick which misses Aengus's front leg but catches the back leg as Aengus tries to avoid it.
Meine misses with an uppercut. Aengus saw that one coming.
Meine just misses with a punch to the body.
Meine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aengus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meine.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Meine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aengus doesn't seem bothered though.
Meine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Meine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aengus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meine scores with the left hand. Aengus knows he should have avoided that one.
Aengus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Aengus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meine has time to react.
Meine lands with an overhand left.
Rudolf Meine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meine throws a jab but it's blocked by Aengus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rudolf Meine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Aengus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Meine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aengus in his tracks.
Meine tries to move into range but Aengus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aengus is trying to force a seperation but Meine has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meine.
Aengus blocks a body shot from Meine.
Meine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meine misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Meine fails to land.
Meine jumps guard but Aengus stands there with Meine around his waist. Meine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aengus backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine tries to throw a body punch but Aengus avoids it by throwing Meine back against the cage.
Aengus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meine has him pressed against the cage.
Meine pulls guard effortlessly.
Aengus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aengus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meine has a closed guard, preventing Aengus from standing up.
Meine keeping moving, preventing Aengus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meine is looking for a triangle but Aengus pushes his legs off easily.
Aengus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aengus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meine looking for subs off his back but Aengus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Meine actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus is trying to control the action in half guard but Meine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aengus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aengus throws a lazy right hand but Meine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Meine throws a leg kick but Aengus sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Meine.
Meine with a hook.
Meine throws a hook to the side of Aengus's head but Aengus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aengus misses with a hook.
Meine thumps Aengus with a low kick.
Meine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aengus checks it well.
Aengus misses with a hook. Meine ducked under it nicely.
Meine lands a body shot.
Meine slips a jab from Aengus.
Meine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meine misses with an uppercut
and Aengus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aengus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aengus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meine.
Aengus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meine throws a head kick but Aengus moves out of range.
Meine moves away from the strike by Aengus.
Meine tries to counter with a clinch but Aengus shakes him off and moves away.
Aengus throws a hook to the side of Meine's head but Meine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caelan Aengus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aengus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudolf Meine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudolf Meine!
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