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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 2947 p4p, 4150 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 322 p4p, 428 weight class). Thom Tharrier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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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 12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer closes the distance and clinches up with Tharrier, looking for a takedown. Meyer pushes Tharrier against the cage but Tharrier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tharrier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Meyer counters by clinching up.
Tharrier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tharrier with a nice calf kick.
A swing and a miss from Tharrier.
Tharrier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Tharrier, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tharrier misses with a low kick as Meyer jumps back.
Tharrier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tharrier gets tackled into the cage by Meyer. Meyer maintains the clinch.
Meyer stalls.
Meyer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Tharrier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharrier motions for Meyer to come forward. Tharrier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Tharrier's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a hook but Meyer avoids it easily.
Meyer wants to counter with a clinch but Tharrier pushes him away.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Tharrier connects with an inside leg kick.
Tharrier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meyer. That did some damage!
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Meyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tharrier throws out the jab.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Tharrier throws the kick towards the body but Meyer avoids it.
Meyer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tharrier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Tharrier there.
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tharrier.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tharrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Thom Tharrier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tharrier throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer slips a straight right by Tharrier.
Meyer checks a low kick from Tharrier.
Meyer avoids the body shot from Tharrier.
Tharrier loads up on a big right hand but Meyer slips the punch.
Tharrier throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
Tharrier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tharrier misses with a right hand
and Meyer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tharrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Tharrier takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Tharrier feints a jab promting Meyer to slip. Tharrier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Meyer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tharrier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meyer is rocked!
Meyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Tharrier tries to sprawl out of it but Meyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tharrier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A quick step to the side and Tharrier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thom Tharrier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Tharrier throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer checks a leg kick.
A big left from Tharrier misses.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Tharrier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meyer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tharrier manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tharrier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tharrier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Tharrier sets himself, and Meyer steps forward looking for the clinch! Tharrier avoids it this time.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tharrier throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
Meyer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Tharrier. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier jabs at Meyer's body.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tharrier as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier misses with a body kick.
A big left from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier misses with a leg kick
and Meyer moves into the clinch.
Tharrier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Tharrier.
Tharrier misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Meyer.
Tharrier throws a right and a left that Meyer avoids nicely.
Tharrier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tharrier missing with a left hand there. Meyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tharrier is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Meyer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Meyer lands a leg kick that knocks Tharrier off balance momentarily.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Tharrier.
Tharrier misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Tharrier dominated that round.
That's time! Tharrier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tharrier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tharrier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Meyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oscar Meyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Oscar Meyer has been cut.
Meyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thom Tharrier is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Tharrier is predictable there
and Meyer counters with a three punch combo that has Tharrier backing up. Tharrier nods at Meyer to acknowledge the strikes.
Tharrier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Tharrier misses with a hook
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Tharrier misses with a left hand
and Meyer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tharrier. No joy for Meyer on that attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Meyer blocks the leg kick.
Tharrier scores with a sloppy right hand. Meyer should have avoided that one.
Meyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tharrier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tharrier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharrier walks into a jab.
Tharrier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tharrier throws a hook but Meyer avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer blocks a low kick nicely.
Meyer wants to counter with a clinch but Tharrier pushes him away.
Tharrier throws out a leg kick but Meyer moves out of range and Tharrier only half commits.
Meyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tharrier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
Tharrier takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Meyer is looking for the big counter here.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tharrier misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Tharrier.
Meyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meyer clinches up with Tharrier and pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer scores with a shot to the side of Tharrier's head.
Meyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tharrier throws a shot from downtown. Meyer moves away and avoids it.
Tharrier lands with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Meyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Meyer moves out of range as Tharrier strikes.
Tharrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer checks a leg kick nicely.
Tharrier looks to throw the jab but Meyer is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tharrier is looking to score with low kicks.
Meyer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tharrier defends it well.
Tharrier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer.
Meyer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Tharrier misses the target.
Meyer shoots for a takedown but Tharrier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thom Tharrier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Tharrier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Meyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Meyer finds it's target.
Tharrier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tharrier wants to slow Meyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Meyer checks a leg kick.
Meyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tharrier looks to land a left hand but Meyer moved out of range nicely.
Meyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier lands a head shot.
Meyer checks a leg kick.
Meyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyer staying out of range there.
Tharrier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tharrier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Meyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tharrier on the side of the head.
Tharrier throws a lazy uppercut
and Meyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meyer.
Meyer tries to throw a body punch but Tharrier avoids it by throwing Meyer back against the cage.
Meyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tharrier walks away with a smile on his face. Meyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tharrier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses.
Meyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer.
Tharrier throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Tharrier misses the target.
Tharrier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tharrier throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meyer shoots in and drives through. Tharrier sprawls well.
Tharrier throws a shot from downtown. Meyer moves away and avoids it.
Meyer connects with a looping right hand.
Meyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tharrier as he jumps to the side.
Tharrier looks to land a left hand but Meyer moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Tharrier dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Meyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tharrier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tharrier throws the left hand but Meyer avoids the punch easily.
Meyer tries to clinch but Tharrier moves out of range.
Meyer moves out of range as Tharrier throws a body kick.
Tharrier with the inside leg kick.
Tharrier lands a jab to Meyer's midsection.
Meyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meyer checks a low kick from Tharrier.
Tharrier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meyer.
Meyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tharrier as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tharrier swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
Tharrier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meyer is out of range.
Meyer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meyer pushes Tharrier up against the cage in a clinch.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but Tharrier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thom Tharrier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier lands a hook that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Meyer.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meyer slips under a jab from Tharrier.
Meyer gets a clinch.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tharrier taking a breather.
Meyer jumps guard but Tharrier stands there with Meyer around his waist. Meyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meyer blocking some punches.
Meyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meyer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Meyer slowing the pace effectively.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tharrier to keep the fight standing.
Tharrier misses with a body punch.
Meyer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer jumps guard but Tharrier turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Meyer stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tharrier as Meyer tries to tie him up.
Meyer tries for a takedown but Tharrier manages to get underhooks.
Meyer looking to throw knees to the head but Tharrier is blocking nicely.
Meyer manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Meyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tharrier keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.
Tharrier wants to stand up but Meyer is controlling him.
Tharrier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Meyer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tharrier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tharrier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tharrier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tharrier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Tharrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer with the counter takedown but Tharrier avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier throws a leg kick but Meyer sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut.
Meyer wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Tharrier throws out a leg kick but Meyer moves out of range and Tharrier only half commits.
A big left from Tharrier misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tharrier.
Tharrier scoring well with a low kick there.
Tharrier lands a glancing blow to the side of Meyer's head.
Oscar Meyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tharrier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meyer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thom Tharrier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tharrier, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thom Tharrier!
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energy
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hype
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