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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaidyn Meyers (ranked 2552 p4p, 4776 weight class) and Colton Tanner (ranked 230 p4p, 370 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaidyn Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tanner or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyers, which made it look bad.
Meyers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tanner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanner throwing strikes from guard but Meyers blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers is trying to keep Tanner in close.
Tanner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tanner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tanner is in close to Meyers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tanner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tanner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tanner 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tanner dives in for a single leg takedown but Meyers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tanner tries to clinch
and Meyers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meyers tries to circle away but Tanner has him pinned against the cage.
Tanner tries to score a body lock takedown but Meyers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaidyn Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Tanner.
Meyers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Meyers wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanner won't allow it.
Tanner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meyers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meyers breaks from the clinch.
Tanner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tanner lands in his opponent's guard.
Tanner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meyers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meyers tries to get out of the position.
Meyers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Meyers is breathing heavily.
Tanner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tanner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tanner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tanner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Colton Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown but Meyers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meyers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meyers is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt - Meyers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries for a takedown but Meyers circles away easily
letting Meyers counter with a right hand.
Tanner dives in for a single leg takedown but Meyers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Meyers is looking to counter the offense by Tanner and move into the clinch.
Tanner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyers counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tanner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meyers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanner somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jaidyn Meyers will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tanner shoots in for a takedown but Meyers shows good takedown defense.
Tanner fails with the takedown
and Meyers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tanner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Meyers to the ground. Tanner is now in Meyers's guard.
Tanner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanner chips away with some ground and pound.
Tanner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Meyers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Colton Tanner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tanner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meyers sprawls well initially but Tanner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Meyers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanner on the ground.
Tanner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meyers defending well though.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Meyers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meyers's head.
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.
Tanner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tanner lands with a punch from half guard.
Tanner stalling.
Nice strikes from Tanner there.
Meyers is trying to stand up here but Tanner is controlling him well.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tanner trying to control the pace.
Tanner working the head and body with strikes.
Tanner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Meyers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tanner in particular looking to stall.
Tanner lands with a punch from half guard.
Tanner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tanner working over Meyers with some ground and pound. Meyers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tanner controlling the action here.
Tanner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanner lands with a punch from half guard.
Meyers is in trouble now - Tanner has advanced to mount!
Tanner content just to control the position here.
Meyers is in a horrible position here. Tanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tanner lands a heavy elbow.
Meyers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanner raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Meyers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tanner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meyers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanner landing strikes from the mount and Meyers is in trouble!
Meyers is in a horrible position here. Tanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colton Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
No luck for Tanner with that takedown attempt.
Meyers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tanner misses with a takedown
and Meyers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner has his takedown stuffed
and Meyers counters by moving into the clinch.
Jaidyn Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Tanner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner is struggling to control the position.
Meyers working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers breaks the clinch.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meyers but Meyers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tanner tries to clinch up
enabling Meyers to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Meyers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meyers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A lull in the action here as Tanner stalls from top position.
Meyers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tanner working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working the head with strikes.
Tanner is putting a hurting on Meyers here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tanner working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Tanner crashes against the mat.
Tanner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tanner scoring with punches from side control.
Tanner controlling the position.
Tanner working the ground and pound but Meyers is defending the strikes.
Tanner working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner scoring with punches and elbows.
Tanner working the ground and pound from side control.
Tanner is chipping away with strikes.
Tanner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tanner cracks Meyers with a big elbow.
Tanner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tanner content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tanner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tanner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tanner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Meyers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Meyers dodges the ground and pound from Tanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tanner tries to score with some ground and pound. Meyers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tanner looks up at the clock and then as Meyers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tanner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tanner lands a few punches from side control.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tanner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanner cracks Meyers with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tanner cracks Meyers with a big elbow.
Tanner working the ground and pound.
Tanner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Meyers some visible discomfort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanner cracks Meyers with a big elbow.
Tanner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Meyers some visible discomfort.
Tanner just content to control the position.
Tanner is putting a hurting on Meyers here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colton Tanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tanner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colton Tanner!
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