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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Clayton Il (ranked 1703 p4p, 1843 weight class) and Max Von Meyer (ranked 216 p4p, 229 weight class). Max Von Meyer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clayton Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Von Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton Il misses with a hook. Von Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Von Meyer throws a body punch but Clayton Il moves out of range.
A left lands for Von Meyer.
Clayton Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Meyer.
Von Meyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clayton Il on the side of the head.
Von Meyer scores with a hook.
Von Meyer takes a swing at Clayton Il's ribcage but misses.
Clayton Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Meyer is just out of range.
Clayton Il takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Meyer misses with a straight right.
Von Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Clayton Il is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton Il misses with a looping left.
Von Meyer staying out of range there.
Von Meyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clayton Il counters with a body kick.
Clayton Il tries to clinch there but Von Meyer circles away.
Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Meyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clayton Il has closed the distance and engaged Von Meyer in a clinch.
Clayton Il tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Meyer's elbow.
Clayton Il fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Meyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clayton Il backwards.
Von Meyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Meyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Meyer tries a body shot but Clayton Il blocks it.
Nice body punch from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clayton Il.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clayton Il.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Meyer.
Von Meyer misses with the head strike.
Von Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer tries a body shot but Clayton Il blocks it.
I was talking to Clayton Il's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Von Meyer misses with a body punch.
Clayton Il swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clayton Il's elbow.
Von Meyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton Il takes a swing at Von Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Von Meyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Meyer misses with a body shot.
Clayton Il throws an overhand right that lands on Von Meyer's shoulder, as Von Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Von Meyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Meyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clayton Il at a distance.
Clayton Il loads up on a big right hand but Von Meyer slips the punch.
Von Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer with a nice cross.
Von Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Clayton Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Meyer moves away.
Von Meyer slips under a jab.
Max Von Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clayton Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Meyer.
A big left from Clayton Il misses.
Nice takedown defense from Von Meyer. No joy for Clayton Il on that attempt.
Clayton Il swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clayton Il throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Meyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Von Meyer thuds his right hand into Clayton Il's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clayton Il misses with a takedown
and Von Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Clayton Il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clayton Il throws a leg kick that is checked
and Von Meyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Clayton Il misses the target.
Von Meyer throws a counter combo.
Von Meyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clayton Il had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
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!
Clayton Il takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clayton Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Meyer swings for the body but Clayton Il moves out of range.
A left lands for Von Meyer.
Clayton Il moves out of range as Von Meyer strikes.
Nice jab there from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il misses with a body shot
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Meyer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clayton Il rather than just go for the knockout.
Von Meyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clayton Il takes one to the chin there.
Clayton Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Meyer tries to clinch but Clayton Il is having none of it.
Clayton Il tries to counter with a takedown but Von Meyer is quick to defend against it.
Clayton Il misses with a hook
enabling Von Meyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Clayton Il takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clayton Il. Von Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Von Meyer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Von Meyer throws an overhand right that lands on Clayton Il's shoulder, as Clayton Il tries to avoid the shot.
Clayton Il fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Von Meyer avoids it really well and circles away.
Von Meyer looks to land a right hand but Clayton Il moved out of range.
Clayton Il looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clayton Il misses with a straight left.
A big right from Von Meyer misses.
Von Meyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Von Meyer tries to clinch up.
Von Meyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton Il swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Meyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Von Meyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Von Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clayton Il.
Clayton Il misses the shot to the body.
Von Meyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton Il uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clayton Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clayton Il slips under a jab.
Clayton Il misses with a shot to the body
and Von Meyer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Von Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Meyer moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clayton Il. Von Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clayton Il throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clayton Il slips a straight right by Von Meyer.
Von Meyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Meyer checks a low kick from Clayton Il.
A slow jab from Clayton Il misses its intended target.
Von Meyer jabs Clayton Il to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton Il's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Meyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clayton Il scrambles back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Von Meyer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Meyer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clayton Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clayton Il darts in looking for a takedown but Von Meyer gets double underhooks and turns Clayton Il into the cage.
Clayton Il prevents a body shot from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il misses with some punches.
Von Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Clayton Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Meyer can't find room to land a body shot as Clayton Il controls the action.
Clayton Il misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Von Meyer.
Von Meyer is leaning against Clayton Il and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Meyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Meyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Meyer breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton Il pivots, looking for a leg kick but Von Meyer is out of range and Clayton Il settles back down.
Von Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Von Meyer connects with a crisp jab.
Clayton Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Clayton Il.
A nice side step and Von Meyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Von Meyer lands with a nice body punch.
Von Meyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clayton Il tries to move into range but Von Meyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Von Meyer scores with a shot to the body.
Clayton Il is looking to score with low kicks.
Clayton Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Von Meyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clayton Il doesn't seem phased though.
Clayton Il misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Meyer.
Von Meyer closes the distance and pushes Clayton Il back into the cage.
Clayton Il blocks a body shot from Von Meyer.
Max Von Meyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clayton Il's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Clayton Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Von Meyer connects with a body shot that sends Clayton Il's belly button to the back.
Clayton Il takes a swing at Von Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Meyer. That snapped Clayton Il's head back.
Von Meyer slips a jab from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer misses with a hook.
Von Meyer jabs Clayton Il to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Von Meyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clayton Il looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clayton Il throws an off balance right hand
and Von Meyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clayton Il misses with a hook.
Von Meyer wants to counter with a clinch but Clayton Il pushes him away.
Von Meyer loads up on a big right hand but Clayton Il slips the punch.
Von Meyer works the jab nicely.
Clayton Il tests Von Meyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Von Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clayton Il.
Clayton Il throws a lazy right hand but Von Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Von Meyer. Beautiful body shot.
Clayton Il misses with a wild body shot.
Von Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clayton Il was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il misses with a hook to the body
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Meyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Meyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clayton Il takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Von Meyer slips a jab from Clayton Il.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Meyer is just out of range.
Clayton Il takes one to the side of the head.
Von Meyer stuns Clayton Il with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Von Meyer.
Von Meyer throws an off balance right hand
and Clayton Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Meyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Clayton Il.
Clayton Il thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Meyer throws a counter combo.
Von Meyer misses with a double jab
and Clayton Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Meyer punishes Clayton Il's body with a nice straight punch.
Clayton Il keeps Von Meyer at a distance using the push kick.
Von Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Clayton Il tries to land a front kick but Von Meyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Meyer! But no joy.
Von Meyer scores with a hook to the body. Clayton Il takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Meyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Von Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Clayton Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Meyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer blocks a body shot from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer lands a left hand.
Clayton Il struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Meyer controls his hands.
Clayton Il lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Meyer tries a body shot but Clayton Il blocks it.
Von Meyer tries to throw a body punch but Clayton Il avoids it by throwing Von Meyer back against the cage.
Von Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Meyer breaks the clinch.
Von Meyer lands a really nice looking cross but Clayton Il seems unphased.
Von Meyer throws a lazy right hand but Clayton Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Meyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clayton Il at a distance.
Von Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clayton Il manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Clayton Il misses its target.
Jab from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer avoids the body shot from Clayton Il.
Von Meyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Meyer scores with a hook to the body. Clayton Il takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John Clayton Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer lands with a nice body punch.
Clayton Il takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Von Meyer lands a right hook to the body.
Clayton Il jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clayton Il jabs at Von Meyer's body.
Max Von Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clayton Il throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Meyer works Clayton Il's body with a nice hook.
Von Meyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clayton Il is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clayton Il lands an overhand right.
Von Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clayton Il manages to avoid it.
Clayton Il drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clayton Il throws a right hand that misses
and Von Meyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clayton Il walks into a stiff left hand from Von Meyer.
Von Meyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Clayton Il misses.
Clayton Il on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Meyer lands a slapping body shot.
Clayton Il swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Meyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Clayton Il misses with a kick to the body.
Von Meyer scores with a jab to the body.
Von Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Clayton Il walks into a straight right hand from Von Meyer.
Clayton Il takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Meyer lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Von Meyer lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Von Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Meyer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Von Meyer!
A very excited looking Max Von Meyer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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