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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thijs Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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282 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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267 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thijs Meyer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Stanley.
Stanley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stanley scores with a head kick.
Stanley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meyer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Meyer working the ground and pound but Stanley is defending the strikes.
Stanley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meyer on the ground.
Meyer trying to control the action but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Meyer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Meyer controls the position.
Stanley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stanley being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer working the body and head with strikes.
Meyer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Meyer trying to control the action but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stanley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Meyer swings around for an armbar but Stanley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Meyer's guard.
Meyer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is working an open guard so Stanley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stanley misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
Meyer throws a body punch but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanley throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer cracks Stanley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stanley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meyer avoids a kick to the body.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Stanley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meyer throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thijs Meyer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Meyer is trying to ground and pound but Stanley uses the momentary lack of control by Meyer to regain half guard.
Meyer is looking to advance position but Stanley won't allow it.
Meyer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Meyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer passes to full mount!
Stanley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Meyer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The referee warns Stanley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Meyer wants to control the pace but Stanley is squirming around nicely.
Meyer swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stanley is now in Meyer's guard. A big mistake from Meyer there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stanley stopping the sweep attempt from Meyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thijs Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Meyer. That snapped Stanley's head back.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanley misses with a head kick.
Rick Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rick Stanley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Stanley.
Meyer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stanley keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.
Meyer controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer thows a big elbow that misses.
Meyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stanley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meyer chips away with some ground and pound.
Meyer with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Meyer advances position into side control!
Meyer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Meyer is looking to take a break and control but Stanley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Thijs Meyer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Stanley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meyer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Meyer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Meyer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Meyer scoring with punches from side control.
Stanley is not content to let Meyer control the position.
Thijs Meyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meyer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Meyer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stanley is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Meyer working the ground and pound but Stanley is defending the strikes.
Meyer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stanley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Meyer.
The referee asks Meyer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Meyer prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thijs Meyer really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley scores with a one two! Meyer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Stanley.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stanley.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stanley.
Stanley throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stanley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meyer misses with a few strikes there.
Stanley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Meyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyer.
Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanley.
Stanley is looking to score with low kicks.
Meyer misses with a double jab.
Meyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley throws a lazy head kick
and Meyer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stanley wants to slow Meyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meyer is able to avoid easily.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Meyer connects with a single shot there.
Meyer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stanley's half guard.
Meyer is trying to work for a kimura but Stanley is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Meyer throwing shots but Stanley is blocking nicely.
Meyer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stanley!
Meyer wants to control the pace but Stanley is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer working the ground and pound effectively.
Meyer lands a big elbow.
Thijs Meyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meyer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Meyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meyer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Meyer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thijs Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meyer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 36:40
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 36:40
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thijs Meyer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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