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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between denis meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis Harrington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, denis meacham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but meacham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but meacham manages to avoid it.
Harrington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from meacham finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrington's head.
It looks like Lewis Harrington has been cut.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but meacham pushes him off.
Harrington fails with a takedown attempt.
meacham moves out of range of the body kick.
Harrington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but meacham swivels and escapes.
meacham drops Harrington with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Harrington looks back up at him and smiles so meacham waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Harrington is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but meacham pushes him off.
Harrington is still on wobbly legs! Can meacham finish him?
meacham looks to throw the jab but Harrington is out of range.
Harrington seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrington has a takedown stuffed.
denis meacham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Harrington.
Harrington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harrington trying to control but meacham is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
meacham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
meacham looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
meacham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if meacham tries to get out of the position.
Harrington postures up in meacham's guard and throws a big left but meacham blocks it.
Harrington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrington throws a strike but meacham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two 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.
Harrington wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrington manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
meacham sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
meacham looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harrington looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
meacham is pressing down on Harrington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harrington pushing down on meacham's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harrington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but meacham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four 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.
meacham 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.
Harrington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. meacham defending well though.
Harrington is looking to stall here but meacham recovers full guard.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but meacham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
denis meacham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Harrington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
meacham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but meacham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
meacham keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrington takes one to the side of the head.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but meacham pushes him off.
Harrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrington wants to clinch up but meacham keeps it at a distance.
meacham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up but meacham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a looping left.
meacham swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
meacham drops Harrington with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Harrington looks back up at him and smiles so meacham waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
denis meacham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrington misses with a double jab.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Harrington shoots in but no luck this time.
meacham avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrington checks a leg kick.
meacham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from meacham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington has a takedown stuffed.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Harrington drops his hands momentarily and meacham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Lewis Harrington's cut even more.
Harrington looks for the body kick but meacham saw that one coming.
Harrington looks for a takedown but meacham sprawls well.
denis meacham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Harrington.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
meacham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harrington takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
meacham cracks a nice hook into Harrington's ribs.
Harrington is breathing heavily.
meacham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Harrington tries to clinch but meacham is having none of it.
meacham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrington slips a jab from meacham.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
denis meacham is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrington will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
meacham lands a big right hand that sends Harrington crashing to the mat! meacham stays standing though and waves Harrington back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
meacham misses with a straight left.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - meacham circles away.
A jab lands there for meacham.
meacham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. meacham shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Harrington is backing up but meacham catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Harrington covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! meacham Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). denis meacham!
denis meacham retains his light heavyweight title!
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RATING
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