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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Meshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Meshkov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a low kick but Meshkov moves out of range easily.
Meshkov shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.
Stark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meshkov has Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meshkov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meshkov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meshkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meshkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arthur Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Meshkov.
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meshkovs head.
Stark is pushing Meshkov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Stark lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anton Meshkov has been cut.
Stark taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meshkov wants to stall.
Meshkov can't get the takedown.
Meshkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meshkov avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Meshkov blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Meshkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meshkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Meshkov blocks it.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Meshkov avoids the damage to the body.
Meshkov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meshkov trying to control the position but instead, Stark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meshkov into the cage.
Meshkov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meshkov is looking for a takedown.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Meshkov blocks with his arms.
Meshkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
Meshkov stalling.
Meshkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meshkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meshkov wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meshkov's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meshkov.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meshkov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meshkov working hard to break the clinch.
Meshkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arthur Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meshkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Meshkov.
Stark closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Meshkov counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meshkov moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Meshkov letting Stark take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Meshkov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Meshkov throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Meshkov checks a leg kick.
Stark misses with a low kick as Meshkov jumps back.
Stark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meshkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stark sprawls well. Stark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meshkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Meshkov sizes up Stark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meshkov avoids the head kick by Stark.
Meshkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stark but Stark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meshkov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stark's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meshkov is keeping the position for now.
Stark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to control from the top but Meshkov keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Arthur Stark wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Meshkov fails to land the takedown.
Arthur Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Meshkov.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Meshkov checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meshkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meshkov blocks a head kick by Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Meshkov clinches.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stark misses with an elbow strike.
Meshkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Meshkov managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Meshkov avoids the damage to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meshkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Meshkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meshkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meshkov stalling.
Meshkov avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meshkov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meshkov is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meshkov is trying to break the clinch but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meshkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meshkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Meshkov controls the action.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meshkov is defending well for now.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meshkov avoids it.
Stark working Meshkov over with knees to the body.
Meshkov is breathing heavily.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Meshkov's ribcage.
Meshkov tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meshkov blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meshkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meshkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Stark won't allow it.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Meshkov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meshkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meshkov is defending well for now.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Meshkov looking to stall.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meshkov is defending well for now.
Meshkov is trying to stall.
Stark letting Meshkov take a breather here.
Stark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Meshkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Meshkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Meshkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meshkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark has Meshkov pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Meshkov - that landed with a thud.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Meshkov controlling the action here for a moment.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meshkov avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Meshkov trying to control the position but instead, Stark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meshkov into the cage.
Meshkov blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark wants to stall.
Meshkov managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Meshkov lands a shoulder strike.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Meshkov blocks it.
Meshkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anton Meshkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meshkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meshkov somewhat.
Meshkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Meshkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stark as he avoids it easily.
Meshkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Meshkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark.
Meshkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Stark tries to sprawl out of it but Meshkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arthur Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Meshkov.
Stark lands a head kick!
Arthur Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meshkov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stark throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Meshkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark thuds his shin into the meat of Meshkov's side.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Meshkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meshkov lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meshkov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meshkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stark, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Stark!
Arthur Stark really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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