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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Man (ranked 3653 p4p, 490 weight class) and Martin Meunier (ranked 7129 p4p, 734 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 cm
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220 lbs
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182 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Man! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Meunier! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Man forces Meunier back against the cage and clinches. Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meunier's efforts to push away. Meunier is trying to pull guard but Man turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Man is working for takedown but Meunier is calmly controlling the position for now. Man lands a shoulder strike. Man pushes Meunier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Martin Meunier has been cut. Man scores with an uppercut up the middle. Meunier looking to slow down the pace here. Man lands an uppercut. Meunier is trying to pull guard but Man has him pressed against the cage. Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Man has managed to clinch.
Meunier looking to slow down the pace here. Meunier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chief Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Man darts in and clinches Meunier up against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man decides to pull guard. Meunier stays in close to Man's body and controls the position. Meunier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Man, up you get! Meunier throws a body shot but no joy. Man is looking for a counter combo. Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meunier avoids it really well and circles away. Man moves into range and clinches up with Meunier. Meunier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meuniers head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man landing knees to the body.
Meunier looks winded! Man leaning his opponent against the cage. Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meunier backwards. Man lands a shoulder strike. Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meunier tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Meunier drops back down to his feet.
Chief Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Meunier. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Man pushes Meunier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Man clinches up with Meunier and pushes him back against the cage. Man lands with a short shot to the head. Man lands with a right to the head. Man lands a shoulder strike. Man scores with an uppercut up the middle. Meunier fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man lands with a right to the head. Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Meunier tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch. Meunier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Our sources have told us that Man has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Meunier tightens his grip and picks Man up, before dumping him to the ground. Man manages to land in guard. Man wants to get back to his feet but Meunier is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Man trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Meunier has gone for a leg lock! Man slips out almost immediately though and dives into Meunier's guard. Man wants to stand but Meunier is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Meunier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Man has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meunier is proving hard to escape from. Man is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meunier is on top in guard.
Man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meunier is controlling him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Man dominated that round. The cut man is working on Martin Meunier's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Meunier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking. Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man blocks a head kick by Meunier.
Man closes the distance and clinches. Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meunier's efforts to push away. Meunier avoids a wild elbow strike from Man. Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Martin Meunier's cut even more. Man lands with a short shot to the head. Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Meunier avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meunier's defenses. A short uppercut from Man.
Martin Meunier's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Meunier backwards.
Meunier is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man has managed to clinch.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut. Meunier is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Meunier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chief Man! Chief Man decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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