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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meredith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzales pinned against the cage. Gonzales gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meredith looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gonzales with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meredith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Meredith prevents Gonzales from getting back to his feet.
Gonzales is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gonzales throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gonzales pulls Meredith in to control the position.
Gonzales trying to keep a closed guard but Meredith is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzales pulls Meredith in close to prevent any damage.
Gonzales is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonzales trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that Meredith avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gonzales was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gonzales lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gonzales tries to control but Meredith wriggling away.
Meredith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gonzales controlling the position easily from mount.
Meredith is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales controlling from the full mount.
Gonzales is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Meredith is surviving well by controlling Gonzales's body position as best he can.
Meredith is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonzales dominating with strikes here.
Gonzales is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Meredith can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gonzales can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meredith is looking to escape.
Gonzales working Meredith over with strikes here.
Gonzales wants to control the pace but Meredith is squirming around nicely.
Gonzales sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meredith is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four 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.
Gonzales landing shots from mount.
Gonzales prevents Meredith from getting the reversal.
Meredith taking shots to the head.
Gonzales lands a big shot there that rocks Meredith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonzales controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meredith working to try and regain half guard.
Gonzales looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Gonzales dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meredith gets caught flat footed, as Gonzales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Meredith is working an open guard so Gonzales takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gonzales scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meredith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzales counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Meredith's guard now.
Gonzales controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzales trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzales scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gonzales stopping the sweep attempt from Meredith.
Gonzales decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Meredith, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith takes one to the chin there.
Gonzales lands a two punch combo.
Gonzales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meredith tries for a takedown but Gonzales circles away easily
and Gonzales counters with a body kick that stops Meredith in his tracks momentarily.
Gonzales blocks a head kick by Meredith.
Gonzales shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzales showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzales wants to control but Meredith is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith tries to get to full guard but Gonzales has control of the leg.
Meredith is not content to let Gonzales control the position.
Meredith wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzales decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to clinch up but Meredith circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales tries to clinch but Meredith moves away
and Meredith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Meredith looking to pass the guard.
Meredith is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzales is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzales has escaped and now he's on top!
Meredith wants to sweep here but Gonzales controlling him for the moment.
Meredith keeping full guard, as Gonzales tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzales's guard.
Meredith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzales manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Meredith has Gonzales in his guard.
Meredith had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gonzales is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Meredith Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gonzales's back instead.
Meredith tightening his grip on Gonzales, looking for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales breaks Meredith's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Meredith shoots and misses
and Gonzales counters with a takedown into side control.
Meredith tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gonzales presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gonzales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meredith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzales tries to control but Meredith wriggling away.
Meredith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gonzales landing strikes from the mount and Meredith is in trouble!
Speedy Gonzales has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Meredith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gonzales controlling the pace for now.
Meredith can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales with shots to the head and body - Meredith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gonzales working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Meredith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonzales controlling from mount.
Gonzales trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meredith is in a horrible position here. Gonzales smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Meredith working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzales wants to control the pace but Meredith is squirming around nicely.
Meredith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonzales trying to control but Meredith is having none of it.
Gonzales has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meredith's face.
Meredith is looking to improve his position but Gonzales isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales looking to control but Meredith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gonzales is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gonzales looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Meredith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzales controlling from mount.
Lee Meredith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzales scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Meredith?
Gonzales takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gonzales wants to control the pace but Meredith is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meredith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Speedy Gonzales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzales passes to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzales has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Gonzales!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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