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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braden Meyers (ranked 3952 p4p, 25668 weight class) and Denzel Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denzel Hastings has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Braden Meyers's chin.
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151
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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155
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Braden Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denzel Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hastings tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hastings blocks a jab.
And Hastings tries to counter it with a takedown but Meyers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hastings misses with a hook to the body
and Meyers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hastings fails with the takedown.
Hastings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meyers.
Hastings fails with a takedown attempt.
Meyers is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings lands a left and a right that send Meyers crashing to the mat, dazed. Hastings thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Braden Meyers has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings dives in for a single leg takedown but Meyers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Braden Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Hastings.
Meyers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meyers misses with a lunging right hand
and Hastings makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meyers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Meyers prevents Hastings from improving his position.
Meyers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers wants to free his trapped foot but Hastings is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings trying to control but Meyers postures up.
Meyers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hastings tries to roll over but Meyers keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Meyers in particular looking to stall.
Meyers seems to be working for a kimura but Hastings defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers controlling the action here.
Meyers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Meyers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Meyers controlling the pace for now.
Hastings has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hastings for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hastings tries to roll but Meyers sticks to his back.
Meyers controlling from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hastings is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I would not like to be Hastings right now.
I really don't envy Hastings right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Meyers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braden Meyers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hastings throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hastings moves into range and clinches up with Meyers.
Meyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hastings can do to turn this around?
Meyers tries a body shot but Hastings blocks it.
Hastings gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hastings is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hastings is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers kicks Hastings off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hastings momentarily.
Denzel Hastings seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hastings is looking to clinch but Meyers is avoiding it.
Hastings is looking to clinch.
Hastings lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hastings shoots in for a takedown but Meyers shows good takedown defense.
Meyers looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hastings takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meyers scores with a jab.
Meyers looks to land a left hand but Hastings moved out of range nicely.
Hastings fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hastings tries to clinch but Meyers is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers scores with a sloppy right hand. Hastings should have avoided that one.
Hastings looks for a takedown but Meyers sprawls well.
Meyers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Braden Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Hastings.
Meyers misses with an uppercut.
Hastings wants to clinch up but Meyers keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Hastings with that takedown attempt.
Meyers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meyers gets tackled into the cage by Hastings. Hastings maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meyers has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hastings regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Meyers tries to free his leg and advance position but Hastings is retaining full guard.
Meyers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meyers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hastings, up you get!
Hastings looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Meyers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hastings.
Meyers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Meyers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Meyers is looking to advance position but Hastings won't allow it.
Meyers is looking to pass Hastings's guard but actually Hastings recovers to full guard.
Meyers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Meyers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Braden Meyers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hastings scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hastings shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Meyers is trying to defend but Hastings finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Meyers manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hastings misses with a left hand
and Meyers counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hastings is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hastings blocks a body shot from Meyers.
Meyers wants a takedown.
Meyers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meyers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hastings gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Meyers breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers throws a leg kick but Hastings sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hastings gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meyers counters with a stiff right hand.
Hastings closes the distance and clinches up with Meyers, looking for a takedown. Hastings pushes Meyers against the cage but Meyers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braden Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Hastings.
Hastings tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meyers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hastings tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hastings is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hastingss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hastings is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meyers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meyers tries to keep at a distance but Hastings has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meyers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meyers wants a takedown.
Meyers leaning against his opponent.
Hastings gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Meyers pushes Hastings off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hastings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hastings tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meyers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings moves into the clinch.
Meyers lands a takedown into guard.
Meyers postures up.
Meyers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hastings is keeping the position for now.
Meyers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Braden Meyers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meyers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hastings is working an open guard so Meyers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Meyers lands with a hook. Hastings tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers cracks a nice hook into Hastings's ribs.
Meyers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyers thumps Hastings with a low kick.
Meyers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meyers misses with a straight left.
Hastings wants to counter the offense by Meyers and move into the clinch position.
Hastings gets caught flat footed, as Meyers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hastings is trying to control the position but Meyers postures up.
Hastings can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Meyers controls the pace.
Denzel Hastings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braden Meyers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hastings doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braden Meyers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meyers, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braden Meyers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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