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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulrik Meyer (ranked 1130 p4p, 174 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 797 p4p, 135 weight class). Kriel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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181 lbs
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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
18 - 5 - 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer looks to land a body kick but Kriel moved away.
Kriel cracks Meyer with an open hand slap.
Meyer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kriel missing with a left hand there. Meyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meyer tries to land a body kick
and Kriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
That kick from Meyer tenderised Kriel's leg. Kriel is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meyer misses with a straight right.
Kriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meyer scores with a jab.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Meyer slips a jab from Kriel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meyer. That's going to slow Kriel down.
Kriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kriel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meyer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kriel is out of range.
Meyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meyer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Meyer scores with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Meyer.
Kriel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Meyer tries a low kick but Kriel avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a head shot.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Meyer.
Kriel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meyer misses with a left hand
and Kriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meyer misses with a right hand
and Meyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Kriel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kriel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good exchange - Meyer coming out on top.
Kriel moves out of range as Meyer strikes.
Meyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a series of punches but Kriel moves out of range.
Kriel thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheers as Meyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kriel doesn't seem phased though.
Kriel lands with a good body shot.
Meyer lunges at Kriel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kriel's hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Meyer.
Kriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meyer.
A little jabbing left from Kriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meyer takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
Meyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer backing away here, and Kriel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a right hand
and Kriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kriel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meyer's elbow.
Meyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kriel pushes Meyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Meyer on the inside.
Kriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Meyer controls his hands.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Kriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kriel blocking some punches.
Meyer takes a shot to the head.
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 Jan Kriel's cut.
That's time! Meyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meyer misses with a lunging right hand
and Kriel counters with an outside leg kick.
Kriel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kriel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meyer connects with a body shot.
Kriel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kriel scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer thows a leg kick but Kriel checks it
and Meyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kriel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Meyer is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel misses with an uppercut.
Kriel throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Meyer.
Meyer swings widly with a right hand
letting Kriel counter with a right hand.
Kriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
Meyer misses with a kick to the body
enabling Kriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Kriel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meyer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Meyer is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kriel misses with an uppercut
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriel.
Kriel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meyer misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kriel counter with a right hand.
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!
Meyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meyer is rocked!
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer is looking to land body kicks.
Meyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kriel misses with a body shot.
Kriel misses the jab.
Meyer throws a big shot that misses.
Kriel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Meyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meyer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Meyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Kriel is out of range.
Kriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meyer looks to land a body kick but Kriel moved away.
Meyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Meyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kriel throws a nice looking combination but Meyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kriel counters with a nice leg kick.
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kriel.
Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Jan Kriel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer throws a shot to the body.
Meyer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kriel has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Meyer misses the target.
Kriel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kriel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meyer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meyer scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jan Kriel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jan Kriel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Meyer looks to land a left hand but Kriel moved out of range nicely.
Meyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kriel at a distance.
Kriel throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kriel thuds a left hand into Meyer's body.
Meyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kriel.
A little jabbing left from Kriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Kriel.
Kriel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kriel.
Meyer feints and then cracks Kriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kriel down.
The fighters circling - Meyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meyer lands a high kick!
Meyer misses with a lunging right hand
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Meyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kriel.
A leg kick checked by Kriel.
Meyer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kriel back to the cage. Meyer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kriel is rocked!
Kriel slips under a jab.
Kriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Meyer finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scores with a nice body kick.
Kriel throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Kriel seems to have recovered his senses.
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.
Meyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. Kriel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meyer lands with a cross.
Kriel avoids the body shot from Meyer.
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kriel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meyer checks it well.
Kriel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meyer on the side of the head.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kriel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meyer to score with a decent uppercut.
Kriel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Meyer as he checks the leg kick.
Meyer works the jab nicely.
Meyer looks to land a body kick but Kriel moved away.
Kriel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws an overhand right that lands on Kriel's shoulder, as Kriel tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kriel! But no joy.
Good leg kick by Meyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kriel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meyer.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Kriel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kriel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyer.
Kriel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
A big left from Kriel misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulrik Meyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meyer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulrik Meyer!
Ulrik Meyer looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Stunned, thought he would kick my butt again.'.
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