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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Gemson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexis Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Gemson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gemson misses with a takedown attempt
and Meyer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gemson's guard now.
Meyer connects with a couple of short punches.
Meyer throws an elbow that misses. Gemson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meyer's guard. Nice move by Gemson!
Meyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meyer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Meyer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gemson trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Meyer manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gemson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meyer up against the cage.
Meyer is pressed up against the cage. Gemson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Meyer down to the mat. Meyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Gemson tries to sprawl out of it but Meyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gemson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gemson shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexis Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Gemson.
Meyer fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Meyer.
Gemson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Meyer tries to avoid it but Gemson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Meyer to the ground. Meyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Meyer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gemson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gemson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gemson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gemson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gemson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gemson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gemson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meyer.
Gemson wants to sweep but no luck.
Meyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meyer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gemson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gemson looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gemson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gemson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gemson wants to stand but Meyer is controlling the position.
Meyer stands up out of Gemson's guard for a moment - Gemson manages to land a nice upkick.
Meyer postures up and lands a big shot to Gemson's brow.
Gemson has momentary wrist control but Meyer slips an elbow through the middle.
Gemson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meyer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gemson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Meyer with a nice head shot there.
Gemson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meyer throwing strikes but missing.
Meyer is in close to Gemson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Meyer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gemson is fending him off so far but Meyer persists. Nope, Gemson circles away and we're back to standing.
Gemson doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Meyer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Meyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Meyer throwing strikes from guard but Gemson blocks nicely.
Alexis Meyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meyer stopping the sweep attempt from Gemson.
Meyer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gemson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer postures up in Gemson's guard and throws a big left but Gemson blocks it.
Gemson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gemson seems keen to control Meyer's posture.
Meyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gemson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Meyer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Meyer thows a huge punch but Gemson dodges it nicely.
Meyer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gemson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meyer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Meyer drops an elbow to the side of Gemson's head.
Meyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gemson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gemson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Meyer.
Gemson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer postures up in Gemson's guard and throws a big left but Gemson blocks it.
Meyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gemson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meyer stands up over Gemson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Meyer postures up in Gemson's guard and throws a big left but Gemson blocks it.
Meyer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Meyer wants to stand but Gemson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Meyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gemson's head.
Gemson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Gemson has wrist control.
Meyer working some strikes from top position.
Meyer won't allow Gemson to get back to his feet.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gemson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meyer is one step ahead there.
Meyer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Meyer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Meyer feints and as Gemson raises his hands in defense, Meyer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gemson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gemson wants to stand and escape but Meyer is having none of it.
Meyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Gemson has wrist control.
Meyer throws an elbow that misses. Gemson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meyer's guard. Nice move by Gemson!
Meyer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Meyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gemson is controlling him.
Meyer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gemson!
Gemson working to try and regain half guard.
Gemson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Meyer lands a big elbow.
Meyer lands a big elbow.
Meyer working Gemson over with strikes here.
Meyer with the ground and pound from mount.
Gemson taking shots to the head.
Meyer unloading with bombs!
Gemson tries to lock up and control but Meyer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gemson looks a forlorn figure.
Meyer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer wants to control the pace but Gemson is squirming around nicely.
Gemson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gemson tries to hold on but Meyer pushes him away.
Gemson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Meyer.
Gemson tries to lock up and control but Meyer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gemson is desperately trying to improve his position but Meyer has a good base and remains in mount.
Meyer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer landing punches.
Meyer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gemson's face.
Gemson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Meyer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Meyer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Meyer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 landing shots from mount.
Meyer working Gemson over with strikes here.
Meyer working the ground and pound effectively.
Meyer landing punches.
Meyer avoids the attempt from Gemson to control.
Meyer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gemson is surviving well by controlling Meyer's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexis Meyer!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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