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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jonh cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Meake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jonh cassidy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Meake!
A left and a right from Meake both land. Nice combination.
Meake slaps away a takedown attempt from cassidy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
cassidy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
cassidy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meake scoring well with a low kick there.
cassidy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
cassidy gets a clinch.
cassidy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arthur Meake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jonh cassidy.
cassidy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meake pulls his leg out and moves away.
cassidy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than cassidy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
cassidy working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cassidy controlling from mount.
Meake wants to control but cassidy is having none of it.
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.
Meake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
cassidy wants to finish this one by submission but Meake is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from cassidy.
cassidy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Meake defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from cassidy.
cassidy looks gassed!
cassidy controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meake squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
cassidy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Meake is squirming around, avoiding cassidy's attempts to control the action.
Meake is trying to stand.
cassidy with shots to the head and body - Meake looks very uncomfortable down there.
Meake is desperately trying to improve his position but cassidy has a good base and remains in mount.
cassidy content just to control the position here.
cassidy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meake is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jonh cassidy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Meake both land. Nice combination.
Meake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meake lands with an overhand left.
Meake thuds a left hand into cassidy's body.
cassidy forces Meake back against the cage and clinches.
cassidy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meake's efforts to push away.
cassidy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Meake can't break the clinch.
cassidy manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cassidy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Meake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
cassidy pulls Meake in close to his closed guard and prevents Meake from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Meake trying to stand up but can't free himself from cassidy's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now cassidy is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meake keeping moving, preventing cassidy from controlling successfully.
cassidy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
cassidy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
cassidy is breathing heavily.
Meake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
cassidy moves into range and clinches up with Meake.
cassidy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
cassidy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Meake lands but cassidy takes it in his stride.
Meake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arthur Meake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meake throws a sloppy head kick and cassidy moves out of range easily.
Meake throws a head kick that half lands.
Meake connects with a high kick.
Meake keeps the fight on the outside.
cassidy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
cassidy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meake scores with a push kick.
cassidy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meake.
Meake thows a body kick. cassidy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Meake throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meake dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Meake lands a two punch combo.
A head kick from Meake lands but cassidy takes it in his stride.
Meake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
cassidy avoids the head kick by Meake.
A good leg kick by Meake.
Meake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meake throws a nice head kick!
cassidy takes a kick to the side of the head.
cassidy fails to land the takedown.
cassidy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meake keeps cassidy at a distance using the push kick.
cassidy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
cassidy shoots in and drives through. Meake sprawls well.
Arthur Meake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jonh cassidy.
Meake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by cassidy.
Nice body kick there by Meake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
cassidy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arthur Meake is winning the standup battle so far.
Meake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by cassidy.
Meake lands with a slapping head kick.
Meake lands a high kick!
Meake lands a head kick!
cassidy throws a combination that misses
and Meake counters with a three punch combo that has cassidy backing up. cassidy nods at Meake to acknowledge the strikes.
Meake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
cassidy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Meake lands a head kick!
Meake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by cassidy.
cassidy tries for a takedown but Meake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
cassidy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Meake throws a series of strikes that have cassidy backpedaling.
Meake tries to clinch but cassidy moves away
and cassidy counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meake breaks from the clinch.
Meake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arthur Meake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meake works over cassidy's head and body with a nice combination.
Meake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Meake throws a head kick that half lands.
Meake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Meake lands with a nice body punch.
A good leg kick by Meake.
Meake connects with a high kick.
Meake throws a head kick that half lands.
Meake lands a head kick!
Meake lands a jab-cross combination.
Meake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Meake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meake connects with a high kick.
Meake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meake stalks cassidy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into cassidy's face. cassidy staggers backwards, shaken.
Good exchange - Meake coming out on top.
Meake lands with a kick to the temple. cassidy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Meake connects with a crisp jab.
Meake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meake lands a head kick!
Meake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
cassidy takes one to the side of the head.
Meake thumps cassidy with a low kick.
Meake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meake lands a high kick!
Meake throws a head kick that half lands.
cassidy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meake.
Arthur Meake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick by cassidy misses
and Meake counters with a left and a right that stings cassidy.
Meake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Meake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meake lands a high kick!
Meake lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Meake.
Meake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Meake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
cassidy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meake but Meake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meake's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Meake duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Meake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meake 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Meake!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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