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Event:
TD 10
Date: Dec 24, 2022 |
#R1# Meeks tries a low kick but House avoids it. Meeks tries to clinch but House is having none of it. House throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. House works Meeks's body with a nice hook. House scores with a punch to the head. Meeks tries to land a front kick but House steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Meeks tries to clinch and House counters with a nice uppercut. Meeks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight. Meeks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL# Meeks has House up against the ropes in a clinch.
House tries to break free but Meeks pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2# House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Meeks throws a wild body kick that House sees coming a mile off. Meeks throws a body kick that misses and House counters with a left to the body. A low kick lands for Meeks.
This has been an exciting period of action! Meeks thows a leg kick but House checks it and Meeks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. House fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meeks on the side of the head. House lands a jab to Meeks's midsection.#T1# Meeks misses with a double jab.
Meeks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. House connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Nice body punch from House. Meeks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Meeks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
House is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meeks rather than just go for the knockout. Meeks misses with a head kick.
House displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Meeks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. House lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. House lands a nice looking body shot.
Meeks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Meeks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT#It looks like Max House has been cut. Meeks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. House has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2# Meeks tries to clinch letting House counter with a right hand. Meeks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Meeks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. House checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meeks. House pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Meeks back to the ropes. House follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Meeks takes a body punch but keeps moving. Meeks is breathing heavily. Decent striking displayed by House there. Meeks takes a body punch but keeps moving. A low kick from Meeks is predictable there and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Meeks is rocked! House batters Meeks with a massive right followed by a huge left! Meeks is out on his feet looking like a zombie as House lands a final crushing right hand to drop Meeks to the mat with a gruesome thud! House is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max House! Max House decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
TD 6
Date: Nov 25, 2022 |
#R1# Meeks tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2# Vandorne has Meeks up against the cage in a clinch.
Vandorne is struggling to control the position. Meeks lands a left hand.
Meeks works on Vandorne's body with a couple of short punches. Meeks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vandorne up against the cage. Vandorne avoiding damage as Meeks throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Vandorne controls the action.
Vandorne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Meeks after a bit of a struggle. Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vandorne.
Meeks stalling against the cage.
Meeks with a knee to the head.
#T1# Vandorne avoiding damage as Meeks throws knees to the body.
Meeks is pushing Vandorne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Vandorne is trying to drag Meeks to the mat but Meeks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Vandorne jumps guard but Meeks stands there with Vandorne around his waist. Vandorne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Vandorne. Meeks stalling against the cage.
Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Vandorne looks winded!#T2# Vandorne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meeks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandorne's elbow. Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vandorne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Meeks landing knees to the body.
Meeks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Meeks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks controlling the action here for a moment.
Vandorne is looking for a takedown. Vandorne throws an elbow that misses.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T3# Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandorne's elbow. Meeks lands a shoulder strike. Vandorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Meeks controls his hands.
Meeks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandorne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vandorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Vandorne tries to stall but Meeks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Vandorne. Meeks misses with a body punch.
Meeks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Meeks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Vandorne misses with a body punch.
Vandorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meeks missing with knees to the body.
Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4# Vandorne takes a knee to the side of the body. Meeks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vandorne is trying to drag Meeks to the mat but Meeks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Meeks stalling in the clinch.
Meeks gets underhooks to prevent Vandorne's takedown attempt.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vandorne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Meeks lands a nice knee to the body. Meeks tries a body shot but Vandorne blocks it.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Meeks to work.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL# Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage. Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Paul Vandorne has been cut. Meeks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vandorne backwards. Meeks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meeks obliges. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meeks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vandorne blocks a body shot from Meeks. Meeks lands on the inside with an uppercut. Vandorne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Vandorne scores a nice knee to the body.
#T1# Vandorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've been informed that Vandorne has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Meeks scores with a knee to the head.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vandorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Vandorne is breathing heavily. Vandorne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC2# Vandorne manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meeks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vandorne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vandorne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Meeks pushes Vandorne away with a front kick. Meeks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Meeks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Vandorne avoids a kick to the body.
Vandorne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meeks. That did some damage! Vandorne misses with a leg kick and Meeks counters with a thumping low kick. #T2# This has been an exciting period of action! Meeks lands a leg kick that knocks Vandorne off balance momentarily. Meeks cracks Vandorne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Meeks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Meeks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#ROC#Vandorne is rocked! Meeks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vandorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Meeks finish him? Meeks throws a front kick aimed at Vandorne's knee but Vandorne avoids it well. Vandorne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meeks's waist but Meeks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vandorne off to one side. Vandorne seems to have recovered his senses. Meeks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vandorne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meeks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vandorne scrambles back to his feet.#CL# Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage. Vandorne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vandorne can do to turn this around? Vandorne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meeks just stands there and leans against the cage. Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Vandorne. Meeks tries to throw a body punch but Vandorne avoids it by throwing Meeks back against the cage. Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vandorne.
#T3# Meeks lands a nice knee to the body. Meeks scores a nice knee to the body.
Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Meeks can't find room to land a body shot as Vandorne controls the action.
Vandorne leaning against his opponent.
Meeks is pushing Vandorne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Vandorne tries to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling the position. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Meeks obliges.#T4# Meeks working Vandorne over with knees to the body. Meeks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandorne's elbow. #TD2# Vandorne wants the takedown. Meeks is fighting it off but Vandorne persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Meeks's guard against the cage. Meeks seems keen to control Vandorne's posture. Vandorne wants to control from the top but Meeks keeps moving. Vandorne postures up.
Meeks keeping moving, preventing Vandorne from controlling successfully. Vandorne's corner is telling him to maintain position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Paul Vandorne's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3##CL# Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage. Meeks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks working Vandorne over with knees to the body. Meeks lands a knee to the body.
Meeks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Meeks scores with an uppercut up the middle. Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Vandorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Meeks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Meeks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.#T1# Vandorne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meeks walks away with a smile on his face. Vandorne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Vandorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Meeks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Paul Vandorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL# Meeks closes the distance and pushes Vandorne back into the cage. Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Vandorne. Vandorne slows down the pace here.
Meeks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vandorne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vandorne can't break the clinch.
Meeks tries to throw a body punch but Vandorne avoids it by throwing Meeks back against the cage. #T2# The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Meeks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Vandorne looking to slow down the pace here. Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks with a knee to the head.
Fenton Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far. Meeks avoiding damage as Vandorne throws knees to the body.
Vandorne is looking to control Meeks's arms but Meeks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vandorne has his back to the cage. Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Vandorne backwards. #T3# Meeks lands an uppercut. Meeks misses with a knee strike.
#BC2# Vandorne breaks from the clinch.
Meeks misses with a head kick.
Meeks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL# Meeks has managed to clinch.
Meeks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Come on Meeks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vandorne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meeks to keep the fight standing. Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Vandorne. Meeks lands a shot to the body. Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Vandorne controls his hands.
Vandorne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meeks to keep the fight standing. Vandorne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4##TD2# Vandorne jumps into guard, dragging Meeks to the mat.
Meeks wanted to stand there but Vandorne had control of the position. Vandorne is trying to keep Meeks in close.
Meeks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vandorne's guard. Meeks stopping the sweep attempt from Vandorne. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vandorne trying to control the position.
Paul Vandorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fenton Meeks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Meeks is looking to stand up but Vandorne won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight! Fenton Meeks showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meeks, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fenton Meeks! |
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Event:
TD 4
Date: Nov 04, 2022 |
#R1# Pertle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Pertle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pertle lands a jab. Meeks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deep waters in the buildup to the fight. Pertle shoots in for a takedown but Meeks shows good takedown defense. Pertle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses. Pertle looks like he wants to counter punch here. Meeks throws a head kick that misses. Pertle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joost Pertle. Pertle checks a leg kick nicely. As Meeks backs off Pertle throws a huge counter combo but Meeks manages to avoid it all. Fenton Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2# Pertle closes the distance and pushes Meeks back into the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Meeks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Meeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD2# Pertle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Meeks is trying to keep an underhook but Pertle manages to get the takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Meeks wants to get back to full guard.#T1# The fighters are battling for position here. Meeks manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Meeks looking for a sweep. Not yet Meeks, not yet. Meeks pulls Pertle in close to prevent any damage. Meeks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pertle manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##SU# Meeks gets to his feet - Pertle follows without any prompting. Meeks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Meeks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pertle fails with the takedown.#T2# Pertle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meeks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Meeks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meeks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Meeks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pertle's coach down at Titan Fitness $180/wk was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pertle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Meeks with the inside leg kick. Pertle tries to close the distance and clinch but Meeks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Meeks connects with a high kick. Pertle slips under a jab. Pertle avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice leg kick lands there from Meeks. Meeks throws a head kick that misses. #CL# Meeks closes the distance and clinches. Meeks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pertle is defending well for now. Meeks misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pertle blocks it with crossed arms. #T3##TD2# Pertle jumps guard and drags Meeks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Pertle is trying to keep Meeks in close.
Meeks is fighting to break Pertle's control of his arms but Pertle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T4# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Let's hope that Pertle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Meeks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pertle's guard.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Meeks throws a body kick that misses. Meeks looks to land a body kick but Pertle moved away. Pertle throws a counter combo. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pertle is defended easily by Meeks. Meeks tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Pertle tries a head kick but it misses.
Pertle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Pertle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meeks to score with a decent uppercut. Pertle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meeks thinks about countering with a head kick. Meeks moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2# Pertle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Pertle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meeks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pertle is defending well for now. Pertle effectively controlling the action here. Meeks avoids a wild elbow strike from Pertle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Meeks misses with a knee strike.
Meeks tries a knee to the head but Pertle blocks it.
Pertle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meeks is defending well. Meeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1# Pertle goes for a takedown attempt but Meeks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joost Pertle. Meeks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pertle manages to avoid it. Meeks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pertle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meeks connects with a leg kick. Meeks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Meeks throws a head kick but Pertle moves out of range.
Meeks 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. Meeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pertle can do to turn this around? Pertle fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A decent looking body kick lands there for Meeks.#CL# Meeks has managed to clinch.
Pertle is looking for a takedown. Meeks works on Pertle's body with a couple of short punches. Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch. Meeks avoiding damage.
#T2# Meeks lands a body punch in the clinch. Pertle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meeks to keep the fight standing. Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Pertle is breathing heavily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Meeks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pertle's face.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A left hand lands to the body for Meeks.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Meeks is working Pertle over against the cage. Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks lands a knee to the body.
Meeks lands a nice knee to the body. Meeks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T3# Meeks connects with a knee to the head.
Pertle is working for takedown but Meeks is calmly controlling the position for now. Pertle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL# Meeks drives through and clinches with Pertle against the cage.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Pertle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Meeks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Meeks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meeks crunches a lovely knee into Pertle's ribcage. Pertle wants to stall.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Fenton Meeks has scored more points in the clinch so far. Meeks lands a knee to the body.
#T4# A left hand lands to the body for Meeks.
Meeks tries to work over Pertle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A body shot lands from Meeks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Meeks crunches a lovely knee into Pertle's ribcage. Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
A bit of stalling here from Meeks.
Meeks is pushing Pertle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Pertle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meeks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that second round. That's time! Meeks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3# Meeks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pertle's sensitive parts. Meeks misses with the combination.
Pertle feints the counter takedown. Pertle checks a low kick from Meeks.#TD2# Pertle dives in and scores a takedown into Meeks's guard. Meeks has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pertle has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. Pertle blocks a body shot from Meeks. Pertle stalling.
Pertle wants a takedown but no success here.
Pertle leaning against his opponent.
Pertle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Pertle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Meeks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pertle up against the cage. Meeks crunches a lovely knee into Pertle's ribcage.#T1# Meeks lands a nice knee to the body. Meeks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Meeks.
Meeks cracks Pertle with a nice body shot. Meeks stalling the fight.
Meeks working Pertle over with knees to the body. Meeks digs a right hand into Pertle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pertle's gas tank. Meeks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Meeks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meeks scores with a shot to the side of Pertle's head. #T2# 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! Meeks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Meeks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pertle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Meeks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks working Pertle over with knees to the body. Meeks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pertle's face.
Meeks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Meeks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pertle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T3# Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Pertle controls his hands.
Pertle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Meeks crunches a lovely knee into Pertle's ribcage. Meeks scores a nice knee to the body.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Meeks lands a shot to the body. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Meeks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pertle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meeks prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
A knee to the head by Meeks.
#T4# Pertle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meeks is defending well. Fenton Meeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joost Pertle. Meeks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meeks tries a body shot but Pertle blocks it.
Meeks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pertle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meeks is keeping busy. Pertle tries to work over Meeks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2# Pertle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pertle doesn't manage to clinch there - Meeks circles away.
Meeks quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#TD2# Pertle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Meeks! Meeks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meeks tries to get out of the position. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Meeks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Fenton Meeks showed his dominance in that final round. Well Meeks 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fenton Meeks! |
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Event:
TD 2:
Date: Oct 12, 2022 |
#R1##CL2# Meeks rushes Harden and presses him up against the cage. Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meeks leaning against his opponent.
Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harden.
Meeks tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Harden is trying to pull guard but Meeks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Meeks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harden is defending well for now. Harden 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. Harden being controlled against the cage. Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Harden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Harden is looking for a takedown.#T1# Meeks tries to land knees in the clinch but Harden avoids the damage to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Harden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zahir Harden. That's going to take a lot out of him. A bone on bone clash there as Harden blocks the leg kick.
Meeks throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD# Harden looking to score a takedown here. Meeks is defending well but Harden drives through and ends up in Meeks's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Meeks is trying to control the position but Harden postures up. Meeks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Harden wants to pass the guard but Meeks is keeping the position. Harden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Harden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Harden is in close to Meeks's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2# Harden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Meeks looking for a sweep. Not yet Meeks, not yet. Meeks trying to control the position.
Harden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Meeks controlling the position.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Meeks tries to clinch up. Harden ducks under a wild hook from Meeks.#CL# Harden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meeks, pushing him back against the cage. Harden managing to block the knees to the body from Meeks.
#T3##BC# Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meeks tries to clinch but Harden moves out of range. Meeks lands with a slapping head kick. #TD# Harden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Meeks is looking to improve his position.
Meeks is trying to maintain the position but Harden is very close to passing his half guard. Harden winds up and cracks Meeks with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Harden is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Meeks! Harden controlling from mount. Meeks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T4# Harden controlling the position easily from mount. A nice elbow there by Harden. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harden looking to control and managing it successfully. Harden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Harden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harden controlling his opponent. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zahir Harden will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2# Meeks staying out of range there. Harden blocks a head kick by Meeks.
#TD# Harden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Harden works his way into full mount! Meeks taking shots to the head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harden lands a big shot there that rocks Meeks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harden raining down hammerfists from mount. 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! Harden scoring with strikes but Meeks is staying in there. Harden controlling the position easily from mount. #T1# Harden avoids the attempt from Meeks to control. Harden controlling from the full mount. Harden is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Harden controlling the pace for now. Meeks tries to reverse the position but Harden maintains control. Harden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Harden controlling from the full mount. Harden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harden content just to control the position here. Harden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3# Meeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The referee warns Meeks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harden lands a big shot there that rocks Meeks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#ROC#Meeks is rocked! Meeks is trying desperately to improve position. Harden controlling the pace for now. Harden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Meeks is bucking up trying to escape but Harden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T4# Harden controlling the pace for now. #SUB# Meeks is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Harden locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Meeks is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zahir Harden! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 27, 2022 |
#R1# Meeks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL# Bot Ii rushes Meeks and presses him up against the cage. Meeks trying to control the position but instead, Bot Ii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meeks into the cage. Meeks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bot Ii's face.
Bot Ii tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing Bot Ii back against the cage. A right hook to the body lands for Bot Ii.
Meeks missing with knees to the body.
Bot Ii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Bot Ii.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bot Ii. Bot Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meeks missing with knees to the body.
Meeks tries a knee to the head but Bot Ii blocks it.
Bot Ii cracks Meeks with a nice body shot. Bot Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Meeks trying to land knees to the body.
Meeks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bot Ii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meeks looks winded! Still in the clinch, Bot Ii scores with a nice short uppercut. A short right from Bot Ii. Bot Ii lands a body punch in the clinch. #T1# Bot Ii lands a body shot. Good body shot from Bot Ii.
Good body shot from Bot Ii.
Bot Ii digs a right hand underneath Meeks's ribcage. Meeks let out a lung full of air as it connected. Meeks takes a shot to the head. Bot Ii lands a body punch in the clinch. Bot Ii scores with a hook to the body. Meeks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Still in the clinch, Bot Ii scores with a nice short uppercut. A right hook to the body lands for Bot Ii.
Bot Ii digs a right hand underneath Meeks's ribcage. Meeks let out a lung full of air as it connected. Bot Ii lands a nice shot to the body. Bot Ii works on Meeks's body with a couple of short punches. Bot Ii cracks Meeks with a nice body shot. Bot Ii is leaning against Meeks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bot Ii pushes Meeks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Bot Ii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bot Ii cracks Meeks with a nice body shot. Bot Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meeks. A short right from Bot Ii on the inside. #T2# A left hand lands to the body for Bot Ii.
A body shot lands from Bot Ii.
Bot Ii is working Meeks over against the cage. Bot Ii lands a hook to the side of the head. Bot Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bot Ii lands with a left to the head. Bot Ii digs a right hand into Meeks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meeks's gas tank. Good body shot from Bot Ii.
Meeks takes a shot to the head. A short body shot lands from Bot Ii as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Bot Ii.
Bot Ii scores with a shoulder strike. Bot Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#Meeks is rocked! Bot Ii lands a body shot. Meeks is still on wobbly legs! Can Bot Ii finish him? Bot Ii pushes Meeks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Meeks seems to have recovered his senses. Bot Ii lands a nice shot to the body. Bot Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bot Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meeks. Bot Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meeks.#T3# Bot Ii lands a shot to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Bot Ii.
A right hook to the body lands for Bot Ii.
Bot Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bot Ii digs a right hand underneath Meeks's ribcage. Meeks let out a lung full of air as it connected. Bot Ii is working Meeks over against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Bot Ii.
A right hook to the body lands for Bot Ii.
Nice body punch from Bot Ii - that landed with a thud.
Bot Ii lands a hook to the side of the head. Bot Ii scores with a hook to the body. Nice body punch from Bot Ii - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Bot Ii.
Bot Ii lands with a right to the head. Bot Ii scores with a hook to the body. Bot Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A body shot lands from Bot Ii.
Bot Ii presses Meeks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4# Bot Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bot Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bot Ii lands with a right to the head. Bot Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bot Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meeks. Bot Ii dips a shoulder and cracks Meeks with a mighty uppercut! Meeks falls back against the cage and Bot Ii unloads with a barrage of strikes! Meeks is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bot Ii screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Qfc Bot Ii! |
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