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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyer comes to the cage accompanied by I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You. Poochyena has chosen This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers as his entrance music. Tamias Poochyena will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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295 lbs
26 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Meyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer connects with a jab.
Poochyena fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Meyer misses its intended target.
Meyer slips under a jab from Poochyena.
Poochyena checks the leg kick.
Poochyena has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Poochyena throws a leg kick
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kurt Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses.
Meyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poochyena tries to clinch up.
Meyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poochyena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Poochyena.
A low kick from Meyer is predictable there
and Poochyena counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick from Poochyena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer digs a good hook to Poochyena's body.
Poochyena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meyer.
Meyer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poochyena was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
Poochyena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meyer. Meyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poochyena cracks Meyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poochyena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Meyer.
Jab, jab by Meyer - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poochyena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Poochyena. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poochyena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poochyena stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poochyena.
Meyer misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Meyer.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poochyena, as that shot connected.
Meyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meyer blocks the body kick.
Meyer digs a good body shot into Poochyena's ribs.
Poochyena slips a straight right by Meyer.
Poochyena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meyer misses with a straight right.
Meyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poochyena on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Poochyena.
A slow jab from Poochyena misses its intended target.
Poochyena checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poochyena motions for Meyer to come forward. Poochyena throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poochyena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poochyena walks into a stiff left hand from Meyer.
Poochyena checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poochyena on the side of the head.
Poochyena throws a looping overhand right but Meyer ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Poochyena.
Poochyena throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Poochyena wants to clinch up but Meyer keeps it at a distance.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Poochyena checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Meyer lands a nice shot that snaps Poochyena's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poochyena was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
Poochyena moves into range and clinches up with Meyer.
Meyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poochyena lands a right hand.
Meyer trying to control the position but instead, Poochyena has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meyer into the cage.
Meyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poochyena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena tries a body shot but Meyer blocks it.
Poochyena is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Meyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer'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.
Poochyena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meyer moves out of range as Poochyena throws a body kick.
Poochyena looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Meyer slips under a jab from Poochyena.
Poochyena looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Poochyena is out of range.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poochyena manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Poochyena misses.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Meyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meyer avoids a kick to the body.
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick.
Poochyena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses.
Meyer lands with a good body shot.
Kurt Meyer is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Poochyena blocks the low kick.
Poochyena misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meyer tries a low kick but Poochyena avoids it.
Meyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Poochyena is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Poochyena takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyer misses with a leg kick
and Poochyena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Poochyena.
Meyer throws a chopping leg kick but Poochyena manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poochyena misses with a body kick.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Poochyena avoids the head kick by Meyer.
Poochyena lands with a slapping head kick.
Poochyena lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meyer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poochyena counters with a nice uppercut.
Poochyena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poochyena's hands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poochyena.
Meyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Meyer scores with a sloppy right hand. Poochyena should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Poochyena.
Kurt Meyer's cut is getting worse.
Poochyena scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer throws a body punch but Poochyena moves out of range.
Poochyena takes one on the button.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poochyena.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a hook but Poochyena blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Poochyena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poochyena throws out the jab.
Meyer misses with an uppercut
and Poochyena counters with a body kick that stops Meyer in his tracks momentarily.
Meyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meyer swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poochyena lands with a cross.
Poochyena slips a jab from Meyer.
Poochyena slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kurt Meyer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena throws a body kick that misses
and Meyer counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Poochyena.
That kick from Meyer tenderised Poochyena's leg. Poochyena is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kurt Meyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poochyena slips a straight right by Meyer.
Meyer checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Meyer.
Sloppy strikes from Meyer. Those never looked like landing.
Poochyena moves out of range as Meyer throws a body kick.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Poochyena.
Meyer needs to keep his hands up - Poochyena had a free shot at his head there.
Meyer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poochyena cracks the inside of Meyer's front leg.
Meyer slips a jab from Poochyena.
Meyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Poochyena pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poochyena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Poochyena is just out of range.
Meyer misses with a two punch combination.
Poochyena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyer.
Poochyena is looking to land body kicks.
Meyer drops his hands momentarily and Poochyena takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meyer is looking to land body kicks.
Meyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meyer scores with the left hand. Poochyena knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meyer wants to land a leg kick but Poochyena is out of range.
Meyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poochyena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poochyena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meyer throws a body punch but Poochyena moves out of range.
Meyer throws a shot from downtown. Poochyena moves away and avoids it.
Poochyena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poochyena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poochyena moves out of range of the body kick.
Poochyena connects with a crisp jab.
Meyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Poochyena.
Poochyena tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a sloppy body shot
and Poochyena counters with a straight right hand.
Poochyena lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poochyena tries to clinch but Meyer is having none of it.
Poochyena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poochyena's sensitive parts.
Meyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poochyena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meyer.
Meyer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meyer throws the kick towards the body but Poochyena avoids it.
Meyer misses with a hook. Poochyena ducked under it nicely.
Poochyena is looking to land body kicks.
Meyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poochyena's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Poochyena ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Meyer misses with a leg kick
and Poochyena finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Meyer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poochyena - the referee stops the clock and Meyer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poochyena. Meyer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poochyena tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyer connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer misses with a left hand
and Poochyena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeez, Kurt Meyer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
Poochyena tries to land a front kick but Meyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kurt Meyer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meyer misses with an uppercut
and Poochyena makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Meyer really felt that one!
Poochyena throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poochyena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Poochyena does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Poochyena
and Meyer counters with a body kick that stops Poochyena in his tracks momentarily.
Meyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poochyena. That did some damage!
Meyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meyer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poochyena is able to avoid easily.
Poochyena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Poochyena does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer misses with an uppercut. Poochyena saw that one coming.
Meyer slips a straight right by Poochyena.
Poochyena throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
Meyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meyer misses with a jab to the body
and Poochyena counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meyer's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Meyer.
Meyer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poochyena checks it well.
Poochyena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
Meyer scores with a leg kick.
Poochyena dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meyer. That did some damage!
Poochyena misses with an uppercut. Meyer saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer 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.
Poochyena works the jab nicely.
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!
Meyer connects with a single shot there.
Poochyena connects with a nice looking jab.
Meyer misses with the combination.
Poochyena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poochyena moves out of range as Meyer throws a body kick.
Meyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meyer tries to work over Poochyena's front leg with a kick but Poochyena checks it.
Meyer slips a jab from Poochyena.
Meyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena misses with a low kick.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Poochyena staying out of range there.
Poochyena fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meyer on the side of the head.
Meyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poochyena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meyer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poochyena is out of range.
Poochyena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poochyena moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Poochyena blocks the leg kick.
Poochyena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meyer.
Meyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena throws the left hand but Meyer avoids the punch easily.
Poochyena misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
Meyer tries a low kick but Poochyena avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meyer.
Meyer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meyer connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meyer misses with an uppercut. Poochyena saw that one coming.
Meyer cracks Poochyena with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Meyer had his way with Tamias Poochyena in that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Meyer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meyer is looking to slow Poochyena down with leg kicks.
Good work by Meyer as he checks the leg kick.
Poochyena scores with a nice strike.
Meyer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poochyena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Meyer.
Meyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poochyena misses with a wild body shot.
Poochyena checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Meyer. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Poochyena.
Poochyena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meyer, right into the meat.
Poochyena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poochyena scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meyer doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as Poochyena blocks the leg kick.
Meyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer misses with a head kick.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Poochyena.
Meyer misses with a straight left.
Poochyena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer throws a hook but Poochyena avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meyer, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scores with a leg kick.
Poochyena misses with a head kick.
Poochyena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer misses with a wild body shot.
Poochyena takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Meyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Poochyena.
Poochyena takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Poochyena counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poochyena throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena misses with a two punch combination.
Meyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meyer.
Poochyena checks a leg kick.
Tamias Poochyena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poochyena moves out of range as Meyer throws a body kick.
Poochyena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meyer throws a lazy right hand but Poochyena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poochyena is looking to chop away at Meyer's legs.
Meyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Poochyena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poochyena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kurt Meyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Meyer throws the left hand but Poochyena avoids the punch easily.
Meyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Poochyena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poochyena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poochyena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena throws a push kick but Meyer slaps the foot to one side.
Poochyena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Meyer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meyer. That's going to slow Poochyena down.
Meyer slips a jab from Poochyena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Meyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meyer, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Meyer!
Kurt Meyer retains his super heavyweight title!
Kurt Meyer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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