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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drew Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meadows is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Punky's Whips. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edwin Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meadows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riddle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Riddle blocks the strikes from Meadows.
Riddle prevents Meadows from improving his position.
Meadows trying to control from the bottom.
Meadows wants to get back to full guard.
Meadows controlling the position well.
Meadows kicks off Riddle and gets to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Meadows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Meadows.
Meadows bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riddle's head backwards.
Meadows misses with a wild combination.
Meadows misses with the combination.
Meadows misses with a double jab.
Riddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A choreographed right hand from Meadows misses the target.
Riddle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meadows is fending him off so far but Riddle persists. Nope, Meadows circles away and we're back to standing.
Meadows throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riddle counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left and a right from Riddle both land. Nice combination.
Riddle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riddle has closed the distance and engaged Meadows in a clinch.
Meadows breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Meadows misses
and Riddle counters with a nice leg kick.
A choreographed right hand from Meadows misses the target.
Riddle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meadows.
Meadows throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riddle counters with a one-two to the body.
Meadows looks gassed!
Meadows throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riddle counters with a series of strikes. Meadows will be more careful next time no doubt.
Edwin Meadows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riddle wants to clinch.
Meadows sizes up Riddle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riddle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riddle tries for a takedown but Meadows sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meadows throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riddle counters with a two punch combo.
Riddle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meadows's waist but Meadows gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riddle off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riddle decides to stand back up.
Meadows avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meadows swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riddle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab by Meadows.
Meadows jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riddle throws a head kick but Meadows moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows misses with a combination
and Riddle counters with a series of strikes. Meadows will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riddle slips under a jab.
Meadows misses with a double jab
and Riddle counters with a good low kick that Meadows was not able to check.
Meadows falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riddle counters with an inside leg kick.
Riddle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Meadows controlling Riddle's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Riddle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meadows misses with a combination
and Riddle counters with a low kick, right behind Meadows 's knee.
Meadows misses with a two punch combination.
Meadows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meadows thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle misses with a double jab.
Riddle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meadows.
Riddle looks to land a combination but Meadows avoids it well.
Riddle shoots for a double leg takedown but Meadows sprawls well. He's pushed Riddle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle wants to clinch.
Meadows just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddle fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riddle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meadows.
Meadows throws a combination that misses
and Riddle counters with an inside leg kick.
Riddle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice sprawl there from Meadows as Riddle shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meadows throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riddle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meadows slow jab from Riddle misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a series of punches but Meadows moves out of range.
Meadows misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Meadows. No joy for Riddle on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meadows with a jab.
Meadows lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riddle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meadows connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riddle. Riddle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edwin Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meadows throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meadows misses with a double jab
and Riddle counters by moving into the clinch.
Meadows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddle gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meadows manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Meadows is keen to just control but Riddle is a slippery customer.
Meadows really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riddle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riddle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meadows is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Meadows looks to land a strike but Riddle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Meadows postures up in Riddle's guard and throws a big left but Riddle blocks it.
Riddle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
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.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meadows is stalling in the full guard.
Meadows throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riddle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Meadows breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Meadows as Riddle shoots in.
Meadows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edwin Meadows will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Riddle slips a straight right by Meadows.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meadows as he avoids it easily.
Meadows stalks Riddle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Riddle's face. Riddle staggers backwards, shaken.
Meadows throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riddle counters with an outside leg kick.
Meadows tries to clinch but Riddle moves out of range.
Meadows misses with a double jab
and Riddle counters with a leg kick.
Riddle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
Meadows tries to bum rush Riddle with a series of wild strikes but Riddle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meadows falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riddle counters with a three punch combo that has Meadows backing up. Meadows nods at Riddle to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riddle scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meadows.
Meadows misses with a combination
and Riddle counters with a nice leg kick.
Riddle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riddle.
Meadows wants to clinch.
Riddle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meadows lands a nice looking body shot.
Riddle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Meadows. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meadows.
Meadows forces Riddle back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meadows falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riddle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meadows's knee momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meadows!
It looks like Drew Riddle has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meadows will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riddle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meadows's waist but Meadows gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riddle off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddle misses with a takedown attempt - Meadows sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meadows as he jumps to the side.
Meadows misses with a looping right.
Meadows falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riddle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meadows's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meadows is on top in guard.
Meadows is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meadows has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riddle is proving hard to escape from.
Meadows slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Meadows wants to control from the top but Riddle keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meadows wants to pass the guard but Riddle is keeping the position.
Meadows stays in close to Riddle's body and controls the position.
Riddle wants to sweep here but Meadows controlling him for the moment.
Meadows trying to control but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riddle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Meadows comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meadows has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Drew Riddle!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Edwin Meadows!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Edwin Meadows!
Edwin Meadows wins by split decision!
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energy
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RATING
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