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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Police Officer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Meira (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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165 lbs
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178 cm
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166 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Police Officer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Meira!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Officer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meira.
A big left from Officer misses.
Officer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Officer circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Officer counter with a right hand.
Officer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Meira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Officer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Officer!
Officer is looking to reverse the position.
Meira trying to control the position but Officer is working away.
A lull in the action here as Meira stalls from top position.
Officer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Meira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Meira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Officer keeps working.
Meira laying and praying for a moment but Officer takes advantage and regains half guard.
Officer wants to improve his position but Meira is controlling well.
Meira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Officer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Officer looking for submissions off his back.
Officer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Officer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Officer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Officer keeping full guard, as Meira tries to pass.
Meira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Officer is pulling down on Meira's head to control his posture.
Meira stays in close to Officer's body and controls the position.
Officer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meira stands and throws Officer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Meira.
Meira slows the pace down.
Officer is not content to let Meira control the position.
You can see the frustration on Officer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Officer is trying to escape the position but Meira is controlling the position.
Meira trying to control the position but Officer is working away.
Meira taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Officer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Officer is staying active underneath Meira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Officer looking for submissions off his back.
Officer tries to get to full guard but Meira has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Officer is working hard here to advance position.
Officer is staying active underneath Meira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Meira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Meira dominated that round.
That's time! Officer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meira slips under a jab.
Officer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meira moves out of range of the strikes.
Officer misses with the combination.
Meira rushes Officer and presses him up against the cage.
Meira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Officer blocks it with crossed arms.
Meira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Officer is trying to break the clinch but Meira has him pressed against the cage.
Meira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Officer is defending well for now.
Meira has Officer pressed against the cage, preventing Officer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Officer blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Officer's brow.
Meira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Officer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Officer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Officer is trying to push Meira away but Meira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Officer is trying to break the clinch but Meira is controlling him.
Officer wants to get back to striking at distance but Meira won't allow it.
Officer avoids the elbow strike from Meira, against the cage.
Meira crunches a lovely knee into Officer's ribcage.
Officer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Officer is looking to break free of the clinch but Meira has double underhooks.
Meira missing with knees to the body.
Meira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Meira lands an elbow inside that Officer shrugs off.
Officer is trying to push Meira away but Meira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meira landing knees to the body.
Carlos Meira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meira trying to land knees to the body.
Meira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meira scores with a knee to the head.
Officer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Officer is defending well for now.
Officer is trying to break free.
Meira throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meira landing knees to the body.
Officer is trying to force a seperation but Meira has the dominant position.
Meira throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meira has Officer pressed against the cage, preventing Officer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meira throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Officer's brow.
Meira tries a knee to the head but Officer blocks it.
Meira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Officer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meira is looking to clinch but Officer is avoiding it.
Officer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Officer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Officer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Officer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Officer, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Officer.
Officer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Officer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Meira lands a knee to the head.
Meira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meira lands a good knee to the midsection. Officer won't want to take too many of those.
Officer managing to block the knees to the body from Meira.
Meira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Officer.
Meira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Officer takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
A frustrated look appears on Officer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meira lands a knee to the body.
Meira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Officer manages to break the clinch.
Meira moves in looking to clinch but Officer pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer scores with a body shot.
Meira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Officer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meira instigates a clinch.
Officer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Officer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meira misses with a knee strike.
Officer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Officer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meira closes the distance and clinches.
Officer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Officer managing to block the knees to the body from Meira.
Officer dodges an elbow strike from Meira.
Meira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Officer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Meira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Meira avoids the body shot from Officer.
Meira has managed to clinch.
Officer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meira has him pressed against the cage.
Officer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Officer has had enough of the clinch but Meira keeps him there for the moment.
Meira tries to land knees in the clinch but Officer avoids the damage to the body.
Meira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Officer avoids it.
Officer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meira scores with a knee to the head.
Officer scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Meira.
Meira looking to throw knees to the head but Officer is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meira moves in looking to clinch but Officer pushes him off.
Officer scores with a nice strike.
Officer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Officer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meira closes the distance but Officer moves to the side
enabling Officer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meira darts in and clinches Officer up against the cage.
I was talking to Officer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Meira lands a nice knee to the body.
Meira lands a nice knee to the body.
Meira tries to land a knee to the head but Officer blocks with his arms.
Officer is trying to push Meira away but Meira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Officer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meira trying to land knees to the body.
Meira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Officer avoiding damage as Meira throws knees to the body.
Officer wants to break free but Meira has control.
Meira misses with a knee strike.
Officer pushes Meira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Officer.
Officer avoiding damage as Meira throws knees to the body.
Officer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Officer blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Officer is looking to break free of the clinch but Meira has double underhooks.
Officer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Officer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Officer managing to block the knees to the body from Meira.
Officer tries to circle away but Meira has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meira.
Officer is trying to break the clinch but Meira is controlling him.
Officer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meira misses with an elbow over the top.
Meira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Officer.
Officer has a couple of punches blocked by Meira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meira trying to land knees to the body.
Meira lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meira.
A short left from Officer.
Meira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meira lands an elbow that stopped Officer in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meira throws an elbow but misses.
Meira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Officer avoiding damage as Meira throws knees to the body.
Officer lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Meira.
Officer lands with a right to the head.
Officer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Officer misses with a two punch combination.
Meira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos Meira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Officer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Officer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meira. Meira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Officer misses with a double jab.
Meira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Officer counters with a left and a right that stings Meira.
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!
Officer swinging wildly here.
Meira avoids the body shot from Officer.
Meira moves away from the strike by Officer.
Meira tries to counter with a clinch but Officer shakes him off and moves away.
Meira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meira misses with a body shot.
Meira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Officer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Officer.
Officer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meira prevents Officer from breaking the clinch.
Meira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Officer blocks it with crossed arms.
Officer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carlos Meira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Officer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Police Officer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Officer misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Meira.
I've got Meira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Meira!
After winning the bout, Carlos Meira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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