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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulrik Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Airt has chosen Wolf Blood as his entrance music. Cormac Mac Airt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ulrik Meyer's chin.
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulrik Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mac Airt, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mac Airt.
Meyer keeps control of Mac Airt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Meyer.
Mac Airt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mac Airt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy body kick from Meyer
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Mac Airt.
Meyer scores with a jab.
Mac Airt scores with a jab.
Mac Airt misses with a hook.
Meyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer loads up on a big right hand but Mac Airt slips the punch.
Meyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt throws a looping overhand right but Meyer ducks down to avoid it.
Meyer wants to clinch up but Mac Airt keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Mac Airt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mac Airt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meyer can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mac Airt! But no joy.
Meyer forces Mac Airt back against the cage and clinches.
Meyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mac Airt backwards.
A body shot lands from Meyer.
Mac Airt blocks an uppercut.
Meyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Mac Airt controls his hands.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mac Airt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac Airt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyer.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Airt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meyer looks to clinch
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Meyer defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyer.
Meyer moves into range and clinches up with Mac Airt.
Nice body punch from Meyer.
A body shot lands from Meyer.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer lands a really nice looking cross but Mac Airt seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer cracks Mac Airt with a good jab.
A big right from Mac Airt misses.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac Airt moves away.
Mac Airt lands with a straight right. Meyer didn't see that one coming.
Meyer defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
Meyer darts in and clinches Mac Airt up against the cage.
Meyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch but Meyer keeps him there for the moment.
Mac Airt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mac Airt tries to circle away but Meyer has him pinned against the cage.
Mac Airt is trying to push Meyer away but Meyer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mac Airt breaks from the clinch.
Meyer lands a leg kick that knocks Mac Airt off balance momentarily.
That kick from Meyer tenderised Mac Airt's leg. Mac Airt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mac Airt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meyer feints a jab promting Mac Airt to slip. Meyer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mac Airt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Airt.
Meyer connects with a nice looking jab.
Meyer throws a right hand that misses
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
Meyer sizes up Mac Airt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mac Airt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
Meyer dips to his left and cracks Mac Airt with an uppercut!
Mac Airt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Meyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mac Airt on the side of the head.
Mac Airt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meyer misses with a hook
and Mac Airt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meyer moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mac Airt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mac Airt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mac Airt stalks Meyer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Meyer's face. Meyer staggers backwards, shaken.
Meyer misses with a wild body shot.
Mac Airt cracks Meyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meyer scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mac Airt's head backwards.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mac Airt's hands.
Meyer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mac Airt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Mac Airt misses the target.
Meyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Mac Airt's head.
Mac Airt jabs Meyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mac Airt moves forwards but Meyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mac Airt swats away the attempt to clinch by Meyer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac Airt connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mac Airt scores with a nice head shot.
Meyer misses with an uppercut.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
Mac Airt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Meyer.
Meyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meyer misses with a body punch.
Ulrik Meyer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mac Airt blocks an uppercut.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
Mac Airt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mac Airt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac Airt can't break the clinch.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mac Airt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ulrik Meyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Meyer misses.
It seemed like Mac Airt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meyer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meyer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mac Airt moves out of range of the strikes.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Meyer throwing a counter right hand but Mac Airt manages to avoid it.
Meyer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meyer avoids the body shot from Mac Airt.
Meyer tries a low kick but Mac Airt avoids it.
Meyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Mac Airt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meyer misses with an uppercut
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
Meyer throws the left hand but Mac Airt avoids the punch easily.
Meyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch.
Meyer forces Mac Airt back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meyer.
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!
Mac Airt breaks the clinch.
Mac Airt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a hook but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Mac Airt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mac Airt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Mac Airt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meyer has him pressed against the cage.
Mac Airt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mac Airt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mac Airt manages to avoid it.
Mac Airt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mac Airt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Airt is just out of range.
Meyer throws a leg kick which misses Mac Airt's front leg but catches the back leg as Mac Airt tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer swings widly with a right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meyer, as that shot connected.
That kick from Meyer tenderised Mac Airt's leg. Mac Airt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mac Airt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooh!!! Mac Airt has knocked Meyer down with a huge combo! Mac Airt steps away and waves a wobbly Meyer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Meyer is rocked!
Meyer ducks into an uppercut from Mac Airt and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cormac Mac Airt!
Post fight, an emotional Cormac Mac Airt said '"With a host, with a valiant band
Well did he go into Connacht.
Alas, that he saw the blood of Conn
On the side of Cuchulain's sword!"'.
The defeated Ulrik Meyer had this to say: 'Boss couldn't see how I could beat this kid, he was right. I tried though.'.
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