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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between denis meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). denis meacham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, denis meacham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but meacham circles away quickly and effectively.
meacham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bautista is fending him off so far but meacham persists. Nope, Bautista circles away and we're back to standing.
Bautista tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but meacham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bautista shoots in but no luck this time.
Bautista fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luis Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista blocks a head kick by meacham.
Bautista blocks a leg kick.
meacham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
meacham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
meacham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Bautista misses.
meacham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by meacham or perhaps it was just good defense by Bautista which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for denis meacham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
meacham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bautista throws a head kick that misses.
Bautista misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista shoots in but no luck this time.
Bautista swats away the attempt to clinch by meacham.
meacham misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
meacham is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bautista is just too persistent for him and manages to trip meacham to the mat. meacham regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bautista postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bautista stopping the sweep attempt from meacham.
meacham controlling Bautista's posture.
Bautista makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
meacham wants to stand and escape but Bautista is having none of it.
Bautista decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on meacham, up you get!
meacham throws a combination. Bautista tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
meacham misses with an attempted mid kick.
meacham scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista stuffs the takedown.
meacham is breathing heavily.
meacham looks for a takedown but Bautista sprawls well.
meacham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
meacham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
meacham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bautista has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. meacham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bautista.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
meacham jumps guard but Bautista stands there with meacham around his waist. meacham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bautista throws a head punch that misses.
Bautista is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but meacham is keeping busy.
Bautista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bautista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bautista avoids the body shot from meacham.
meacham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice straight punches there by meacham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of meacham.
meacham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
meacham forces Bautista back against the cage and clinches.
Bautista has meacham pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. meacham manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bautista is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. meacham can't fight it off and eventually Bautista manages to take the fight to the floor. meacham looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
meacham trying to keep a closed guard but Bautista is proving a slippery customer.
meacham trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
meacham wants to stand up but Bautista is controlling him.
meacham controls Bautista momentarily but Bautista frees himself.
Bautista trying to control the position from guard on top but meacham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bautista throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Bautista dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
meacham wants to clinch up but Bautista keeps it at a distance.
Bautista shoots in but no luck this time.
Bautista closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
meacham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
meacham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
meacham ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. meacham no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
meacham has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
meacham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bautista is one step ahead there.
meacham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista trying to control but meacham is working from the bottom.
meacham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bautista doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bautista manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bautista throws a big right hand that misses.
meacham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
meacham lands a big elbow.
meacham controlling the pace for now.
Bautista is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista wants to control but meacham is having none of it.
Bautista tries to reverse the position but meacham maintains control.
The referee warns Bautista that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
meacham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
meacham controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bautista really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bautista tries to lock up and control but meacham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
meacham controlling from the full mount.
Bautista taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
meacham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
meacham controlling his opponent.
Bautista really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bautista wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Bautista is trying to break free.
meacham working for the choke.
Bautista preventing the rear naked choke attempt from meacham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
denis meacham dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bautista tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautista fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
meacham fails in his attempt to clinch.
denis meacham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
meacham tries for a takedown but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
meacham shoots in and drives through. Bautista sprawls well.
meacham shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for denis meacham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and meacham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
meacham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
meacham keeps the fight on the outside.
meacham shoots in for a double leg but Bautista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from meacham. No joy for Bautista on that attempt.
meacham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bautista decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in meacham's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
meacham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bautista doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bautista manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bautista throwing strikes but missing.
meacham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
meacham trying to control the position.
Bautista wants to control from the top but meacham keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bautista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bautista advances to half guard.
meacham works his way to full guard. Good work.
meacham seems keen to control Bautista's posture.
Bautista has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of meacham is proving hard to escape from.
meacham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bautista wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista rolls, trying to escape but meacham keeps control of the position.
Bautista is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
meacham lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bautista.
meacham is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bautista has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Even with his hooks in, meacham manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bautista tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bautista is wriggling around trying to escape.
meacham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bautista?
Bautista tries to lock up and control but meacham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bautista takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
meacham is landing with some decent strikes but Bautista is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luis Bautista.
I think Bautista has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luis Bautista!
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energy
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pop
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