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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 5589 p4p, 486 weight class) and Donovan Meyer (ranked 3072 p4p, 353 weight class). Donovan Meyer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donovan Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Fadden pushes him off.
Meyer cracks the inside of Fadden's front leg.
Meyer tries to clinch up but Fadden circles away and keeps his distance.
Meyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Fadden circles away.
Fadden avoids the head kick by Meyer.
Meyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Meyer tries a knee to the head but Fadden blocks it.
Meyer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fadden is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Meyer to the mat. Meyer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fadden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fadden.
Fadden seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fadden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fadden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fadden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fadden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyer is keeping the position for now.
Meyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fadden.
Fadden tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyer is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fadden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fadden controls the pace.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fadden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fadden wants to pass the guard but Meyer is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fadden clinches up with Meyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Meyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fadden is defending well for now.
Fadden has picked Meyer up - he's going for a ride! Fadden dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fadden is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Meyer wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fadden is working for a kimura but Meyer is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden slows the pace down in half guard.
Fadden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fadden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fadden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meyer tries to kick Fadden off but Fadden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fadden is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Meyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fadden.
Fadden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fadden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fadden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Still in half guard, Fadden seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fadden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fadden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fadden with a hook.
Fadden takes the fight into the clinch.
Meyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meyer lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fadden as Meyer tries to tie him up.
Meyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fadden managing to block the knees to the body from Meyer.
Fadden avoids a wild elbow strike from Meyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fadden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meyer trying to control the position but instead, Fadden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meyer into the cage.
Fadden misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Fadden.
Meyer throws an elbow that misses.
Fadden avoiding damage as Meyer throws knees to the body.
Fadden has clasped his hands together around Meyer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fadden throws an elbow but Meyer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fadden in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Meyer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fadden connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Meyer some visible discomfort.
Fadden with the ground and pound but Meyer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
John Fadden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fadden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fadden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meyer can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fadden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fadden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Meyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden not doing much here.
Meyer won't allow Fadden to pass to mount.
Fadden is looking for a kimura here.
Fadden is looking for a kimura here.
Fadden is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fadden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Meyer has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fadden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Meyer pushes Fadden off looking to stand but Fadden dives back in and keeps control.
Fadden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Meyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fadden is taking a breather. Meyer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fadden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fadden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Meyer has hold of Fadden's hands but Fadden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fadden dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
Meyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fadden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fadden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyer misses with an elbow strike.
Meyer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fadden seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Meyer can turn it around.
Meyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Fadden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fadden.
Donovan Meyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fadden has clasped his hands together around Meyer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Fadden tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fadden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fadden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fadden controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden moves into full mount!
Meyer blocking the ground and pound.
Fadden punching from mount but Meyer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fadden is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Meyer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Meyer shrugs it off.
Fadden controlling the position easily from mount.
Fadden continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Meyer blocking the ground and pound.
Meyer blocking the ground and pound.
Fadden throwing strikes here but Meyer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fadden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fadden sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fadden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meyer looks a forlorn figure.
Fadden thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Meyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fadden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fadden goes for an armbar but Meyer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Meyer.
Meyer wants to get up but he can't break Fadden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fadden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fadden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fadden wants to sweep here but Meyer controlling him for the moment.
Meyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fadden has his foot on Meyer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Meyer works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meyer's guard.
John Fadden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fadden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fadden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meyer is keeping the position for now.
Fadden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fadden looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fadden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Donovan Meyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Fadden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fadden, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fadden!
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