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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Meighen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christopher Benoit's chin.
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177 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meighen forces Benoit back against the cage and clinches.
Meighen is pushing Benoit up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Meighen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meighen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benoit's defenses.
Meighen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Meighen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benoit managing to block the knees to the body from Meighen.
Meighen with a knee to the head.
Meighen lands a nice knee to the body.
Meighen misses with an elbow strike.
Meighen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meighen.
Meighen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benoit looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meighen tries a knee to the head but Benoit blocks it.
Meighen misses with an elbow over the top.
Meighen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benoit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meighen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen landing knees to the body.
Meighen lands a nice knee to the body.
Meighen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benoit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Meighen to work.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meighen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benoit's face.
Meighen lands an elbow that stopped Benoit in his tracks for a moment.
Meighen lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meighen.
Meighen stalling the fight.
Meighen lands an elbow that stopped Benoit in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meighen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meighen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Meighen.
Meighen scores with a knee to the head.
Meighen landing knees to the body.
Meighen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meighen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meighen.
Meighen tries to land a knee to the head but Benoit blocks with his arms.
Benoit avoiding damage as Meighen throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meighen.
Meighen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meighen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Meighen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benoit is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit can't break the clinch.
Meighen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meighen wants to stall.
Benoit is trying to break free.
Meighen misses with a knee strike.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benoit breaks from the clinch.
Meighen drives through and clinches with Benoit against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meighen missing with knees to the body.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benoit manages to break the clinch.
Benoit scores with a takedown into Meighen's guard.
Meighen managing to control the position.
Meighen looking for a sweep. Not yet Meighen, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen dominated that 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.
Benoit shoots in but Meighen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meighen moves into the clinch successfully.
Benoit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benoit can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meighen lands a knee to the head.
Benoit avoids a wild elbow strike from Meighen.
Meighen keeps control of Benoit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benoit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit avoiding damage as Meighen throws knees to the body.
Benoit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meighen looks for the body kick but Benoit saw that one coming.
Benoit throws a push kick but Meighen slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit gets a clinch.
Meighen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benoit blocks it with crossed arms.
Meighen is trying to maintain a safe position but Benoit gets an underhook and turns Meighen into the cage.
Meighen throws an elbow but it misses.
Benoit avoids a wild elbow strike from Meighen.
Benoit can't break the clinch.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Meighen.
Meighen landing knees to the body.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
Meighen lands a nice knee to the body.
Meighen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meighen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benoit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meighen stalls.
Meighen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benoit's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meighen tries to land knees in the clinch but Benoit avoids the damage to the body.
Benoit is looking to break free of the clinch but Meighen has double underhooks.
Meighen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meighen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Meighen lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Meighen crunches a lovely knee into Benoit's ribcage.
Meighen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meighen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meighen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benoit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meighen tries to land knees in the clinch but Benoit avoids the damage to the body.
Meighen misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit can't break the clinch.
Meighen pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meighen landing knees to the head.
Benoit can't break the clinch.
Benoit managing to block the knees to the body from Meighen.
Meighen tries to land knees in the clinch but Benoit avoids the damage to the body.
Benoit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benoit managing to block the knees to the body from Meighen.
Meighen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benoit is keeping busy.
Benoit is looking to break free of the clinch but Meighen has double underhooks.
Meighen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Benoit tries to break the clinch but Meighen is controlling the position.
Meighen lands a knee to the body.
Benoit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benoit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benoit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meighen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benoit's face.
Benoit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arthur Meighen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meighen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Benoit is trying to break free.
Meighen stalling in the clinch but Benoit improves position.
Meighen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meighen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meighen prevents Benoit from breaking the clinch.
Meighen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meighen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meighen prevents Benoit from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Meighen throws and low kick but Benoit moves out of range easily.
No luck for Benoit with that takedown attempt.
Benoit wants to clinch up but Meighen keeps it at a distance.
Meighen scores with a jab.
Meighen tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meighen wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Meighen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benoit.
Meighen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benoit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen lands a head kick. Benoit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Benoit is rocked!
Benoit throws a series of punches but Meighen avoids them all with ease.
Meighen tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Meighen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Christopher Benoit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meighen keeps Benoit at a distance using the push kick.
Horrible takedown by Meighen or perhaps it was just good defense by Benoit which made him look bad.
Benoit scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meighen tries to clinch
and Benoit moves into the clinch.
Meighen scores a nice knee to the body.
Meighen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benoit's defenses.
Benoit letting Meighen take a breather here.
Meighen lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meighen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meighen scores a nice knee to the body.
Meighen lands a knee to the body.
Meighen lands a damaging elbow.
Benoit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arthur Meighen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benoit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Meighen.
Meighen landing knees to the body.
Meighen has Benoit pushed against the cage.
Christopher Benoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meighen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Meighen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Benoit takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meighen scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meighen.
Meighen lands an elbow that stopped Benoit in his tracks for a moment.
Meighen scores a nice knee to the body.
Meighen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benoit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meighen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benoit can do to turn this around?
Meighen lands a knee to the body.
Meighen lands an elbow just above Benoit 's eye.
The is referee keeping an eye on Meighen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meighen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Meighen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meighen, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Meighen!
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