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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Hossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrew Hossa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Hossa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hossa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meadows fails with the takedown.
Hossa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meadows tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hossa swivels and escapes.
Hossa fails to land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Meadows.
Meadows is looking to take a break and control but Hossa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meadows works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hossa tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossa is not content to let Meadows control the position.
Hossa being controlled for a moment.
Meadows wants to control but Hossa is keeping him busy.
Hossa being controlled for a moment.
Meadows trying to control the position but Hossa is working away.
Hossa is trying to improve his position.
Hossa looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Meadows creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Meadows just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Meadows closes the distance and clinches up with Hossa, looking for a takedown. Meadows pushes Hossa against the cage but Hossa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Meadows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hossa gets caught flat footed, as Meadows shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hossa being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meadows manages to get himself to full guard.
Meadows tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meadows on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meadows tries to get out of the position.
Meadows is trying to keep Hossa in close.
Hossa preventing the sweep.
Hossa postures up.
Meadows is controlling Hossa's posture.
Meadows lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Meadows is pulling down on Hossa's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meadows trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Hossa. No joy for Meadows on that attempt.
Meadows swats away the attempt to clinch by Hossa.
Hossa misses with a takedown attempt
so Meadows counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meadows postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hossa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meadows manages to get himself to full guard.
Hossa pushes down on Meadows's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Meadows is trying to get back to full guard.
Hossa passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Meadows dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hossa with a poor takedown
so Meadows counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meadows landing with the ground and pound.
Meadows scoring with punches to the head and body.
Meadows looking to pass the guard.
John Meadows overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hossa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meadows controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Meadows has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meadows trying to control but Hossa is working from the bottom.
Meadows pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hossa is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hossa is looking for a triangle but Meadows pushes his legs off easily.
Meadows looking to sit in guard and control but Hossa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossa trying to control but Meadows is working from the bottom.
Meadows controls Hossa momentarily but Hossa frees himself.
Hossa slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hossa lands a nice short elbow.
Meadows tries to get to full guard but Hossa has control of the leg.
Meadows is working hard here to advance position.
Meadows moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meadows wants to sweep but no luck.
Meadows looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hossa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Meadows wants to control but Hossa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meadows regains full guard. Nicely done.
Meadows is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meadows looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hossa is one step ahead there.
Meadows working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hossa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Meadows throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meadows fails to land the takedown.
Meadows shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hossa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hossa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meadows misses with a punch to the body.
Hossa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hossa can't break the clinch.
Meadows wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Meadows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hossa manages to break the clinch.
Hossa shoots and misses
and Meadows counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Meadows.
Meadows wants to control from the top but Hossa keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossa trying to control the position.
Meadows is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meadows passes Hossa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hossa wants to improve his position but Meadows is controlling well.
Meadows wants to take a breather but Hossa is having none of it.
Meadows missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Meadows dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Meadows shoots in and drives through. Hossa sprawls well.
Meadows doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hossa counters with a one-two to the body.
Meadows shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Meadows throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Meadows connects with a nice short shot to Hossa's temple.
Meadows wants to free his trapped foot but Hossa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hossa is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hossa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meadows is tying to control. Hossa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Meadows trying to control but Hossa is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meadows decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hossa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meadows scores with a couple of nice shots.
Meadows seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hossa has hold of Meadows's hands but Meadows slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Meadows is looking to take a break and control but Hossa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hossa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meadows scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows is looking to pass Hossa's guard but actually Hossa recovers to full guard.
Meadows is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meadows lands a couple of digs.
Meadows trying to control but Hossa is working from the bottom.
Meadows lands a couple of digs.
Hossa keeping full guard, as Meadows tries to pass.
Hossa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Meadows controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows landing some decent shots from guard.
Meadows postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Hossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meadows working some strikes from top position.
Meadows showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Meadows loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hossa trying to keep a closed guard but Meadows is proving a slippery customer.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Hossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meadows looking to sit in guard and control but Hossa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hossa postures up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Meadows just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Meadows gets the takedown into side control.
Hossa regains half guard.
Hossa is trying to get back to full guard.
Meadows lands strikes from half guard.
Hossa trying to control but Meadows postures up.
Meadows thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hossa's head.
Hossa is trying to stand up here but Meadows is controlling him well.
Andrew Hossa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meadows trying to control the action but Hossa is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Meadows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meadows, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Meadows!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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