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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Meine (ranked 800 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Greg Connor (ranked 70 p4p, 116 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26 - 21 - 1 |
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33 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Connor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor loads up on a big right hand but Meine slips the punch.
Meine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Meine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meine connects with a nice looking jab.
Meine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meine misses with a hook. Connor ducked under it nicely.
Connor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meine slips under a jab from Connor.
It looked like Meine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Connor clinches.
Meine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Connor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Meine can't break the clinch.
Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meine.
Meine jumps guard but Connor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meine lands a body shot.
Connor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Connor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meine with a nice calf kick.
Jab by Meine.
Connor misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
Connor moves out of range of the strikes.
Connor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meine connects with a solid leg kick.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Connor.
Connor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meine connects with a body shot.
Meine throws a big shot that misses.
Connor looks to land a left hand but Meine moved out of range nicely.
Greg Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meine throws a right hand that misses
letting Connor counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Connor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor stuns Meine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Connor throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Meine counter with a right hand.
Meine throws a chopping leg kick but Connor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connor misses with a hook. Meine ducked under it nicely.
Connor doesn't manage to clinch there - Meine circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Meine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Connor has managed to clinch.
Connor lands with a light punch inside.
Meine is looking to break free of the clinch but Connor has double underhooks.
Meine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Connor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meine lands a nice shot to the body.
Connor scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Connor misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Connor throws a solid leg kick but Meine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connor.
Meine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Connor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Connor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meine throws a body punch but Connor moves out of range.
Connor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor pushes Meine up against the cage in a clinch.
Meine tries to pull guard but Connor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudolf Meine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Connor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine tries to break free but Connor pushes him back against the cage.
Meine pulls guard.
Connor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Meine seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Connor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Connor defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Connor wants to stand but Meine is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Connor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Meine has his foot on Connor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Connor works his way back into a safe position though.
Connor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meine's guard.
Meine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Connor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Connor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meine's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Connor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Connor misses with a body shot
and Meine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meine wants to land a leg kick but Connor is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meine.
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meine.
Meine blocks a low kick nicely.
Connor throws a hook but Meine blocks it.
Connor moves forwards but Meine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meine throws a leg kick but Connor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Connor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Connor scores with a jab to the head.
Meine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connor. That did some damage!
Connor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Meine misses
and Connor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rudolf Meine is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine throws a leg kick but Connor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Connor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A low kick from Connor misses
and Meine counters with a low kick, right behind Connor 's knee.
Meine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Connor scores with a jab. Meine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meine lands a right hook to the body.
Meine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meine.
Meine misses with a looping right.
Connor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Connor moves into the clinch.
Meine tries to break the clinch but Connor is controlling the position.
Meine breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Meine counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Meine as he checks the leg kick.
Connor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meine.
Connor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meine.
Connor tries a quick counter leg kick but Meine is wise to it.
Meine slips a straight right by Connor.
Meine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meine.
Connor connects with a body shot that sends Meine's belly button to the back.
Meine cracks Connor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Connor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meine counters with a stiff right hand.
Meine connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Connor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Connor punishes Meine's body with a nice straight punch.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connor.
Connor misses with an uppercut
enabling Meine to counter with a crisp jab.
Connor jabs Meine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Connor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meine throws out the jab.
A low kick from Connor misses
and Meine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Connor.
Connor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Connor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine throws a big shot that misses.
Connor throws out a counter right but Meine avoids it with no problem.
Meine punishes Connor's body with a nice straight punch.
Meine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Meine.
Meine throws a low kick but Connor moves out of range easily.
Meine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meine counters with a nice leg kick.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Meine connects with a body shot that sends Connor's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Meine.
Connor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudolf Meine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Connor. Those never looked like landing.
Meine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Meine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Connor.
An attempted straight right counter from Meine misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Meine. Those never looked like landing.
Connor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meine scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meine lands with a straight right. Connor didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Connor is looking to land body kicks.
Connor misses with an uppercut
and Meine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor throws a sloppy head kick
and Meine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connor misses with a leg kick
and Meine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Connor's knee momentarily.
Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meine jabs Connor right on the nose. Connor blinks but takes it well.
Connor wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Meine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meine.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Meine moves away and avoids it.
Connor connects with a high kick.
Meine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meine.
Connor misses with a right hand
and Meine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine lands with an uppercut that bounces Connor off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine throws a body punch but Connor moves out of range.
A slow jab from Meine misses its intended target.
Connor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Connor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meine can pounce on him.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor throws a right hand that misses
and Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meine scores with a nice strike.
Meine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connor. That did some damage!
Connor defending well as Meine loads up on a big left hand.
Connor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meine lands an overhand right.
Connor misses with a hook
and Meine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meine gets tackled into the cage by Connor. Connor maintains the clinch.
Meine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with a hook to the body
and Meine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meine scores with a body shot.
Meine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Connor under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Connor.
Meine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Meine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Connor throws a head kick that misses
and Meine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Connor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meine.
Connor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Connor tries to clinch but Meine moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Connor.
Meine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Connor misses.
Connor throws a chopping leg kick but Meine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine lands with a good body shot.
Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connor connects with a jab.
Meine ducks right into an uppercut from Connor.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Meine misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudolf Meine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudolf Meine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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