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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Resparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Resparzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Under the Rainbow by Brother Izzy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ej Resparzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
31 - 11 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ej Resparzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resparzo takes one to the chin there.
Resparzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Meighen throws a low kick but Resparzo avoids it.
Resparzo misses with an uppercut. Meighen saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Meighen finds it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Resparzo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Meighen - the referee stops the clock and Resparzo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Meighen. Resparzo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Meighen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Resparzo throws a leg kick
and Meighen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Resparzo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Meighen quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meighen is looking to control Resparzo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meighen avoid being mounted?
Meighen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Meighen.
Meighen trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo postures up in Meighen's guard and throws a big left but Meighen blocks it.
Meighen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Resparzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Resparzo advances position into side control!
Meighen wants to control but Resparzo postures up.
Resparzo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Resparzo working the strikes but Meighen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Resparzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meighen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo winds up and cracks Meighen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Resparzo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Resparzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meighen defending well though.
Meighen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Resparzo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Resparzo's back!
Resparzo turns into Meighen and is now in his guard.
Meighen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Resparzo wants to control from the top but Meighen keeps moving.
Resparzo throws an elbow that misses. Meighen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Resparzo's guard. Nice move by Meighen!
Resparzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Resparzo is working an open guard so Meighen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo tries to clinch but Meighen is having none of it.
Resparzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meighen.
Resparzo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meighen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meighen missing with a left hand there. Resparzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Resparzo checks a leg kick.
Resparzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meighen throws a leg kick which misses Resparzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Resparzo tries to avoid it.
Resparzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meighen, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo ducks under a wild hook from Meighen.
Meighen tries to land a front kick but Resparzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arthur Meighen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meighen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meighen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheers as Meighen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Resparzo doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meighen pushes Resparzo up against the cage in a clinch.
Resparzo can't break the clinch.
Meighen stops a takedown attempt from Resparzo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meighen blocks a body shot from Resparzo.
Meighen digs a right hand into Resparzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Resparzo's gas tank.
Meighen is pressed up against the cage. Resparzo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Meighen down to the mat. Meighen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arthur Meighen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ej Resparzo.
Meighen defending well as Resparzo loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Resparzo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Meighen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Resparzo lands a high kick!
Meighen drives through and clinches with Resparzo against the cage.
Meighen blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Resparzo.
Resparzo lands an uppercut.
Meighen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Resparzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meighen misses with the head strike.
Resparzo is trying to maintain a safe position but Meighen gets an underhook and turns Resparzo into the cage.
A knee to the head by Resparzo.
Meighen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resparzo.
Meighen tries to land knees in the clinch but Resparzo avoids the damage to the body.
Resparzo misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen lands a shoulder strike.
Meighen tries to throw a body punch but Resparzo avoids it by throwing Meighen back against the cage.
Meighen tries to throw a body punch but Resparzo avoids it by throwing Meighen back against the cage.
Meighen tries to stall but Resparzo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meighen landing knees to the body.
Meighen misses with a punch to the body.
Resparzo tries to throw a body punch but Meighen avoids it by throwing Resparzo back against the cage.
Meighen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Resparzo has Meighen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meighen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Meighen blocks a body shot from Resparzo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Resparzo as Meighen tries to tie him up.
Resparzo lands a body punch.
Meighen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Resparzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Meighen working aggressively here.
Meighen misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen tries to land a knee to the head but Resparzo blocks with his arms.
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!
Resparzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arthur Meighen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meighen tries a knee to the head but Resparzo blocks it.
Resparzo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meighen.
Meighen looking to stall.
Meighen tries a body shot but Resparzo blocks it.
Meighen working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Resparzo.
Meighen trying to land knees to the body.
Resparzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Resparzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Meighen controls his hands.
Resparzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meighen blocks a body shot from Resparzo.
Resparzo takes an elbow to the temple.
Resparzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meighen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Meighen as the two fighters clinch.
Resparzo misses with a punch to the body.
Resparzo digs a right hand into Meighen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meighen's gas tank.
Meighen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Resparzo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Meighen to the mat. Meighen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Resparzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Meighen is trying to control the position but Resparzo postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Resparzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meighen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Resparzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Resparzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Meighen pulls Resparzo in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Resparzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meighen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meighen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Resparzo works over Meighen with some ground and pound from guard.
Resparzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Meighen is retaining full guard.
Resparzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Meighen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Resparzo's guard.
Meighen passes Resparzo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Resparzo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Meighen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Meighen stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arthur Meighen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Resparzo drives through and clinches with Meighen against the cage.
Meighen scores with a knee to the head.
Meighen tries to land knees in the clinch but Resparzo avoids the damage to the body.
Meighen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meighen lands with a light punch inside.
Meighen is looking to control Resparzo's arms but Resparzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Meighen has his back to the cage.
Resparzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Meighen fails to land.
Meighen looking to slow down the pace here.
Resparzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Resparzo misses with a body punch.
Meighen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Resparzo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Resparzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Meighen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Resparzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meighen.
Meighen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Resparzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meighen backwards.
Nice body punch from Meighen.
Meighen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ej Resparzo has been cut.
Meighen avoiding damage.
Resparzo goes for a takedown attempt but Meighen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Resparzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meighen.
Arthur Meighen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meighen scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Meighen.
Resparzo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meighen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo tries to keep at a distance but Meighen has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meighen lands a nice elbow.
Meighen blocking some punches.
Resparzo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meighen has him pressed against the cage.
Resparzo tries a body shot but Meighen blocks it.
Meighen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meighen looking to slow down the pace here.
Resparzo blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Resparzo takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Meighen can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Meighen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meighen just leaning against Resparzo, taking a breather.
Resparzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meighen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Resparzo up against the cage.
Meighen tries to land a knee to the head but Resparzo blocks with his arms.
Meighen gets underhooks to prevent Resparzo's takedown attempt.
Resparzo can't find room to land a body shot as Meighen controls the action.
Meighen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Resparzo.
Meighen is trying to stall.
Meighen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Resparzo backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Resparzo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resparzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meighen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meighen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Resparzo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Resparzo.
Resparzo works on Meighen's body with a couple of short punches.
Arthur Meighen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Resparzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meighen blocks an uppercut.
Ej Resparzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meighen avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Resparzo.
Resparzo misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resparzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Meighen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Resparzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Resparzo on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Meighen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meighen, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Meighen!
A victorious Arthur Meighen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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