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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maikel Canel (ranked 6030 p4p, 2785 weight class) and Tione Meme (ranked 491 p4p, 294 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tione Meme was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maikel Canel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tione Meme!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Canel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Meme tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Canel is in Meme's guard.
Canel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Canel won't allow Meme to sweep him here.
Meme keeping moving, preventing Canel from controlling successfully.
Canel postures up and lands a big shot to Meme's brow.
Canel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Canel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Canel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meme controls Canel momentarily but Canel frees himself.
Canel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canel throwing strikes from guard but Meme blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canel throws a big right hand that misses.
Canel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Canel postures up and lands a big shot to Meme's brow.
Canel throwing strikes from guard but Meme blocks nicely.
Meme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Canel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Canel distracts Meme with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Canel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meme swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meme working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canel.
Meme working a defensive guard here.
Canel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Canel throwing strikes but missing.
Canel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meme works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meme can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canel won't allow Meme to get back to his feet.
Canel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Canel cracks Meme with a solid left hand.
Meme preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Canel wants to control from the top but Meme keeps moving.
Canel lands a couple of elbows.
Canel throws a big right hand that misses.
Canel throws a big right hand that misses.
Canel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Canel landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canel lands a couple of elbows.
Canel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Canel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Meme keeping moving, preventing Canel from controlling successfully.
We've been informed that Meme has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Canel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Canel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meme keeping moving, preventing Canel from controlling successfully.
Canel postures up and lands a big shot to Meme's brow.
Canel works over Meme with some ground and pound from guard.
Canel postures up in Meme's guard and throws a big left but Meme blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canel preventing the sweep.
Canel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Canel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Canel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Canel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Canel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Canel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Canel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Canel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Canel lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Meme's face as Canel controls the position.
Meme is working to avoid the ground and pound but Canel connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meme is letting Canel control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikel Canel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Canel gets a double leg takedown into Meme's guard.
Canel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Canel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Canel throws a big right hand that misses.
Canel trying to control but Meme is working from the bottom.
Canel landing some decent shots from guard.
Canel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Canel 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meme keeping moving, preventing Canel from controlling successfully.
Canel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Canel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Canel prevents Meme from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Canel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Canel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meme can do to turn this around?
Canel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Canel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Canel controlling from the top position.
Maikel Canel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Canel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meme trying to keep a closed guard but Canel is proving a slippery customer.
Meme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Canel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meme keeping moving, preventing Canel from controlling successfully.
Canel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Canel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meme being controlled here, momentarily.
Canel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canel is in close to Meme's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canel throws a big elbow that misses.
Canel stands and throws Meme's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Meme tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Canel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Canel scoring with punches and elbows.
Canel working the ground and pound.
Canel working the ground and pound.
Meme is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Canel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meme keeps working.
Canel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Meme to see if he's OK.
Meme is rocked!
Meme is breathing heavily.
Canel lands a decent elbow from side control.
Meme is still in real trouble! Can Canel finish him?
Canel cracks Meme with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Canel immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Meme is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Canel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maikel Canel!
After the fight, Maikel Canel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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