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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Meltzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Meltzer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Meltzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meltzer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boyd looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Meltzer is trying to maintain a safe position but Boyd gets an underhook and turns Meltzer into the cage.
Boyd tries to break the clinch but Meltzer is controlling the position.
Meltzer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Meltzer manages to get underhooks.
Boyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meltzer scores with a head kick.
Meltzer misses with a head kick.
Boyd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meltzer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Meltzer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meltzer wants to clinch but Boyd slips to the side
and Boyd counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyd avoids the head kick by Meltzer.
Meltzer throws a sloppy head kick and Boyd moves out of range easily.
Meltzer tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meltzer tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Meltzer.
Meltzer lands a head shot.
Meltzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyd avoids the head kick by Meltzer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meltzer misses with a double jab
and Boyd moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boyd.
Meltzer missing with knees to the body.
Meltzer controlling the action here for a moment.
Meltzer stops a takedown attempt from Boyd.
Meltzer controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Meltzer.
Boyd has had enough of the clinch but Meltzer keeps him there for the moment.
Boyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meltzer prevents Boyd from breaking the clinch.
Boyd looking to stall.
Boyd letting Meltzer take a breather here.
Boyd is looking to break free of the clinch but Meltzer has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Meltzer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meltzer throws a head kick but Boyd moves out of range.
Eli Meltzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meltzer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boyd swinging wildly here.
Meltzer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyd is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meltzer tries to clinch there but Boyd circles away.
Meltzer throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meltzer lands with a kick to the temple. Boyd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boyd circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meltzer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meltzer lands a head kick!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Meltzer drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meltzer content to stall in guard here.
Meltzer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Meltzer from controlling successfully.
Meltzer won't allow Boyd to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eli Meltzer just wasn't active enough.
Boyd sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Meltzer moves in looking to clinch but Boyd pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Meltzer.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boyd.
Meltzer tries to clinch but Boyd moves away
and Boyd counters with a series of strikes. Meltzer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd misses with a series of wild punches.
Meltzer misses with a hook.
Meltzer misses with a low kick.
Meltzer lands a body shot.
Meltzer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Meltzer dominated that second round.
That's time! Meltzer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Meltzer tries a head kick but it misses.
Meltzer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meltzer as he avoids it easily.
Boyd checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meltzer scores with a jab.
Boyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meltzer scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meltzer is looking to clinch.
Meltzer checks a low kick from Boyd.
Meltzer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meltzer.
Boyd keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyd misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd moves out of range as Meltzer strikes.
Meltzer is looking to clinch but Boyd is avoiding it.
Boyd avoids the head kick by Meltzer.
Meltzer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boyd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boyd wants it to stay on the feet.
Meltzer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyd pinned against the cage. Boyd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throws a leg kick
and Meltzer counters by clinching up.
Boyd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meltzer has him pressed against the cage.
Eli Meltzer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyd can't break the clinch.
Meltzer stalling in the clinch.
Meltzer manages to break the clinch.
Meltzer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meltzer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Meltzer clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meltzer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meltzer lands a high kick!
Meltzer is looking to clinch but Boyd is avoiding it.
Meltzer lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meltzer. Boyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cody Boyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Meltzer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meltzer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Meltzer!
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