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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Bellanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellanca comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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175 cm
40
184 lbs
38 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Bellanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Meighen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meighen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellanca has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Meighen connects with a leg kick. Bellanca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bellanca looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Meighen!
Bellanca throws an elbow but Meighen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Meighen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Meighen is trying to control Bellanca's posture but Bellanca avoids it.
Meighen manages to get back to half guard.
Bellanca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meighen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen trying to control but Bellanca postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bellanca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Meighen sees it coming and defends easily.
Meighen is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meighen is refusing to be controlled, as Bellanca sits in half guard.
Bellanca content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Meighen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bellanca is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca is looking for a kimura here.
Meighen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Meighen wants to get back to full guard.
Bellanca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bellanca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bellanca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Meighen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Meighen is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meighen's head.
Bellanca is trying to work for a kimura but Meighen is defending well.
Meighen manages to get to full guard.
Bellanca drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Meighen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bellanca has Meighen in his guard.
Bellanca escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Meighen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Meighen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen stopping the sweep attempt from Bellanca.
Meighen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellanca looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Meighen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bellanca is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meighen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bellanca looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Meighen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bellanca moves out of range as Meighen strikes.
Bellanca shoots in looking for a takedown but Meighen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bellanca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meighen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bellanca momentarily.
Meighen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellanca misses with a takedown attempt - Meighen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meighen connects with a single shot there.
Meighen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellanca circles away.
Meighen throws a low kick but Bellanca avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanca tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meighen defends well and Bellanca ends up having to push Meighen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Bellanca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Meighen.
Meighen lands a right hand.
Meighen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellanca backwards.
Meighen lands a right hand.
Bellanca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bellanca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meighen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bellanca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meighen.
Meighen has a couple of punches blocked by Bellanca.
Still in the clinch, Meighen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meighen.
Meighen works on Bellanca's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meighen is leaning against Bellanca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meighen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bellanca.
Meighen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bellanca backwards.
Meighen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meighen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bellancas head.
Meighen lands a nice uppercut.
Bellanca is rocked!
Meighen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Bellanca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen misses with a punch on the inside.
Meighen scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellanca.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellanca.
Meighen misses with the head strike.
Arthur Meighen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meighen throws a head punch that misses.
Meighen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meighen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meighen working aggressively here.
Meighen misses with the head strike.
Bellanca seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meighen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meighen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bellanca to his knees! Meighen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Meighen!
In his post fight interview, Arthur Meighen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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