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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm
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177 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
30
185 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Meighen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Jackson! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Meighen stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Meighen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Meighen looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range. A thudding body kick lands there by Meighen!
Meighen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Jackson misses with a low kick.
Meighen throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Jackson counters with a leg kick. Meighen walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson. Jab by Jackson. Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meighen is out of range. Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Meighen. That one must have hurt. Meighen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Meighen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson misses with a right hand and Meighen counters with a nice leg kick. A left lands for Meighen. Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jackson closes the distance and pushes Meighen back into the cage. Jackson digs a right hand into Meighen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meighen's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses. A shot in the inside from Meighen. Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Meighen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Meighen presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Jackson prevents a body shot from Meighen. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Nice elbow from Jackson. A short uppercut from Meighen. Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch. A short uppercut from Jackson. Meighen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. Meighen presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Jackson keeps control of Meighen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Meighen is stalling here.
Meighen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow. Jackson lands an elbow inside. Meighen takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A right hand to the body from Meighen.
Jackson looks gassed! Meighen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meighen lands a nice uppercut. Meighen is trying to break free. Meighen misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meighen is defending well for now. Meighen tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Meighen tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Nice elbow from Meighen. Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meighen lands with a light punch inside. Meighen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson letting Meighen take a breather here. Meighen manages to break the clinch.
Meighen throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meighen looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely. Meighen misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Meighen. Meighen connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely. Jackson thumps Meighen with a low kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson. Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Meighen counters with a right hand to the body. Jackson looks to land a right hand but Meighen moved out of range. Meighen lands with a good body shot. Nice body punch from Jackson. Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meighen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson. Meighen misses with a double jab.
Meighen avoids a kick to the body.
Meighen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson. Meighen is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meighen throws out the jab. 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! Meighen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson blocks a head kick by Meighen.
Meighen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meighen. That's going to slow Jackson down. Meighen connects with the punch. Meighen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Meighen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Meighen throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it. Meighen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson. Meighen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crunch! Meighen slams his shin into Jackson's torso. Meighen throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Meighen throws a right and a left that both miss. Meighen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Meighen has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Nice jab there from Meighen. Meighen thumps Jackson with a low kick. Meighen throws a shot to the body.
Meighen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meighen checks it well. Meighen scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Meighen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Meighen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson takes a swing at Meighen's ribcage but misses. Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meighen under the eye. Meighen scores with a shot to the body.
Meighen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts. Arthur Meighen is winning the standup battle so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Meighen moves out of range of the body kick. Meighen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Meighen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Meighen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Meighen connects with a body shot. Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Jackson is breathing heavily. Meighen throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily. Shawn Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Meighen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands. Meighen just misses with a punch to the body.
Meighen throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range. Meighen with a hook. Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meighen. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. An inside leg kick lands from Meighen. A slapping leg kick lands for Meighen.
Meighen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around? Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meighen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Meighen. Jackson takes a swing at Meighen's ribcage but misses. Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Jackson misses with a head kick.
Meighen misses with a wild body shot. Meighen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Meighen tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Meighen. Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick. Meighen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Meighen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Meighen swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride. Meighen tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Meighen. That's going to slow Jackson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meighen connects with a solid leg kick. Meighen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab. Meighen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Meighen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson takes one to the chin there. Jackson looks for the body kick but Meighen saw that one coming. Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Meighen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Jackson takes a swing at Meighen's ribcage but misses. Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Meighen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Jackson lands a head kick. Meighen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Meighen tries to land a body kick and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meighen. Meighen cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs. Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Meighen is just out of range. Meighen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson. Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Meighen counters with a nice uppercut. Meighen tries a head kick but it misses.
Meighen lands the left hand. Meighen clinches. Meighen dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
A right hook to the body lands for Meighen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Meighen blocking some punches.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside. Meighen tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Meighen lands a shoulder strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen dominated that second round. That's time! Meighen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Meighen misses with a low kick.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely. Meighen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A big right from Meighen misses. Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head. Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meighen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Meighen looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range. Jackson looks for the body kick but Meighen saw that one coming. Jackson looks to throw the jab but Meighen is out of range. Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Meighen lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily. Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Meighen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Meighen scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meighen moves away. Meighen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Meighen lands with a nice body kick. Meighen fails in his attempt to clinch. Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meighen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Good standup being displayed there by Meighen as he connects with a hook. Meighen scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson thows a body kick. Meighen tries to catch it but that hurt him. Meighen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts. Meighen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Meighen lands with a good body shot. Meighen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meighen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Meighen misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Meighen lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head. Meighen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away. Shawn Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meighen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson. Meighen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Meighen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Meighen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Meighen digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs. Meighen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Meighen throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily. Meighen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Meighen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head. Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Meighen avoids the head kick by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Meighen. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet. Jackson scores with a punch to the head. Meighen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Meighen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Jab by Meighen.
Jackson is rocked! Meighen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jackson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Meighen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jackson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Meighen! An out of breath Arthur Meighen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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