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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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216 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, John Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hastings is fending him off so far but Meyer persists. Nope, Hastings circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Meyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Hastings which made him look bad.
Meyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hastings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer pushes Hastings up against the cage in a clinch.
Meyer letting Hastings take a breather here.
Hastings has picked Meyer up - he's going for a ride! Hastings dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Meyer wants to improve his position but Hastings is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer actively working from the bottom here.
Meyer gets full guard.
Hastings stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meyer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hastings manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hastings can do anything to dispel that myth.
Meyer trying to control but Hastings is working from the bottom.
Hastings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meyer.
Meyer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hastings is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meyer drops back looking for a leg! Hastings is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hastings manages to kick Meyer off! Meyer jumps back into Hastings's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hastings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer throwing strikes from guard but Hastings blocks nicely.
Meyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Meyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Meyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hastings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer drops back looking for a leg! Hastings is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hastings manages to kick Meyer off! Meyer jumps back into Hastings's guard.
Meyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Meyer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Meyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Hastings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hastings manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Meyer has Hastings in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings looking to sit in guard and control but Meyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Meyer postures up in Hastings's guard and throws a big left but Hastings blocks it.
Meyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Hastings keeps moving.
Meyer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Meyer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Meyer darts in and clinches Hastings up against the cage.
Meyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hastings looking to stall.
Meyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meyer has clasped his hands together around Hastings's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Meyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hastings is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hastings is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer with the ground and pound but Hastings regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Meyer seems to be looking for submissions.
Meyer seems to be working for a kimura but Hastings defends the submission attempt.
Hastings pushes Meyer off looking to stand but Meyer dives back in and keeps control.
Hastings is breathing heavily.
Meyer is looking for a kimura here.
John Meyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meyer.
Meyer is trying to work for a kimura but Hastings is defending well.
Hastings is defending against the submission attempts here by Meyer.
Meyer lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hastings sees it coming and defends easily.
Meyer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hastings!
Meyer is working for a guillotine from mount but Hastings frees his head quite easily.
Hastings avoids a series of strikes thrown by Meyer.
Meyer swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John 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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