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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 699 p4p, 103 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 486 p4p, 79 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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185 cm
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180 lbs
20 - 5 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer misses with an uppercut
and Meyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Nada.
Nada throws an off balance right hand
and Meyer counters with a thumping low kick.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Nada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meyer rushes Nada and presses him up against the cage.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer lands a body punch.
Nada misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer lands a shot to the body.
Meyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nada's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meyer has him pressed against the cage.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nada is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meyer.
Nada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
Nada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nada swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Nada.
Nada misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer lands a body shot.
Nada working aggressively here.
Nada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meyer takes a shot to the head.
Nada is looking to break free of the clinch but Meyer has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Meyer.
Meyer lands an uppercut.
Nada lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Meyer as the two fighters clinch.
Meyer scores with a hook to the body.
Nada lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nada throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Nada backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a left hand.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Meyer lands with a light punch inside.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Meyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nada backwards.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nada is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Meyer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nada throws a head punch that misses.
Meyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadas head.
Meyer lands a nice uppercut.
Meyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nada backwards.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
Nada throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nada.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nada gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Meyer regains guard.
Nada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nada stands and throws Meyer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Meyer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nada wants to pass to mount but Meyer is defending the position.
Nada trying to advance position but Meyer counters by regaining guard.
Nada won't allow Meyer to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer seems keen to control Nada's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyer is keeping the position for now.
Nada has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Meyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nada being controlled here momentarily.
Meyer wants to sweep but no luck.
Nada passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ulrik Meyer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyer.
Nada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meyer's head.
Nada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nada lands with a nice body punch.
Nada misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Nada throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyer counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Nada is predictable there
enabling Meyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Nada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meyer as he avoids it easily.
Nada looks for the body kick but Meyer saw that one coming.
Meyer is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Nada misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Meyer.
Nada is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nada.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Nada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nada seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice uppercut there from Nada.
Meyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nada looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Meyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meyer blocks a jab.
Meyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nada. Nada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nada throws a big shot that misses.
Meyer misses the jab.
Nada blocks a head kick by Meyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada blocks a head kick by Meyer.
Nada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nada counters with a nice uppercut.
Nada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Nada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meyer has time to react.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nada.
Nada misses with a straight left.
Meyer throws out a counter right but Nada avoids it with no problem.
Nada misses with a looping right.
Meyer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nada under the eye.
Nada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nada throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nada looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meyer defending well as Nada loads up on a big left hand.
Nada misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Meyer blocks a jab.
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Meyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nada with a hook.
Nada misses with a lunging right hand
and Meyer counters with a big uppercut that knocks Nada off his feet! Meyer dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Meyer stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Nada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nada or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyer, which made it look bad.
Nada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meyer can pounce on him.
Nada swings widly with a right hand
and Meyer counters with a nice body shot.
Nada looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nada throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Jab, jab by Nada - just one landing.
Meyer throws the left hand but Nada avoids the punch easily.
Nada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nada appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Meyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nada shoots in looking for a takedown but Meyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nada's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nada takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meyer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Meyer moves away from the strike by Nada.
A little jabbing left from Meyer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nada throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Nada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Meyer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nada throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
Nada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nada scores with a sloppy right hand. Meyer should have avoided that one.
Meyer misses with a right hand
and Nada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Nada is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Nada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nada walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meyer's head.
Nada jabs Meyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frank Nada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meyer. That's going to slow Nada down.
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!
Nada staying out of range there.
Nada throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nada throws a poor cross that misses
and Meyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nada misses with a right hand
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nada shoots in looking for a takedown but Meyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nada's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nada throws a looping overhand right but Meyer ducks down to avoid it.
Meyer throws a head kick but Nada moves out of range.
Nada walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada misses with a hook.
Nada throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Meyer coming out on top.
Nada throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer throws a lazy head kick
and Nada counters with a straight right hand.
Nada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meyer's waist but Meyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nada off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Nada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nada misses with a body shot
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Nada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Meyer counters with a big right hand! Oh Nada is in trouble here! Meyer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulrik Meyer!
Ulrik Meyer looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Stunned, thought he would kick my butt again.'.
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energy
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FIGHT
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