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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between john meggeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, john meggeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Haye!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Haye as meggeson shoots in.
meggeson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haye.
Haye works over meggeson's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like john meggeson has been cut.
A punch combination from Haye misses.
meggeson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haye with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
meggeson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from meggeson is defended easily by Haye.
meggeson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haye as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john meggeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
meggeson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haye is fending him off so far but meggeson persists. Nope, Haye circles away and we're back to standing.
Haye misses with a few strikes there.
Arnold Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
meggeson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
meggeson is breathing heavily.
Jab from Haye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Haye finds it's way through meggeson's defenses.
Haye misses with a double jab.
meggeson tries for a takedown but Haye circles away easily
and Haye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
john meggeson's cut is getting worse.
No luck for meggeson with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Haye misses.
Haye lands a left and a right that send meggeson crashing to the mat, dazed. Haye thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
meggeson is rocked!
Haye scores with a hook to the body. meggeson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haye misses with a few strikes there.
Haye throws a one two combo.
Oh meggeson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
meggeson seems to have got his legs back now.
Haye scores with a nice head shot.
john meggeson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
meggeson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haye throws a right hand that meggeson ducks under and follows up with a left that meggeson also avoids with ease.
Haye lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
meggeson shoots and misses
and Haye counters with a straight right hand.
Haye tries to bum rush meggeson with a series of wild strikes but meggeson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haye darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
meggeson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haye counters with a right hand to the body.
Haye tests meggeson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haye should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
meggeson fails with the takedown
and Haye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haye lands a glancing blow to the side of meggeson's head.
meggeson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haye but Haye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye lands a right hook to the body.
Haye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but meggeson circles away quickly and effectively.
meggeson shoots in looking for a takedown. Haye tries to sprawl out of it but meggeson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for meggeson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Haye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haye wants it to stay on the feet.
meggeson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haye is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! meggeson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
meggeson doesn't manage to clinch there - Haye circles away.
Haye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arnold Haye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
meggeson with a lazy takedown attempt
and meggeson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
meggeson throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haye misses with a two punch combination.
meggeson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
meggeson throws a combination that misses
and Haye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haye scores with a body shot.
Haye swinging wildly here.
meggeson shoots in for a double leg but Haye sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
meggeson closes the distance and clinches up with Haye, looking for a takedown. meggeson pushes Haye against the cage but Haye circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
meggeson tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Haye.
No joy there for Haye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
meggeson throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Haye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on john meggeson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
meggeson fails with a takedown attempt.
Arnold Haye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
meggeson shoots and misses
and Haye counters with a series of strikes. meggeson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haye swinging wildly here.
Haye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haye lands with a nice combination. meggeson backs away looking to recover.
meggeson misses with a takedown attempt
and Haye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john meggeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
meggeson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haye.
Haye throws a combination that misses
and meggeson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
meggeson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Haye misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
meggeson throws a combination that misses
and Haye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haye changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by meggeson or perhaps it was just good defense by Haye which made him look bad.
meggeson dodges the punch combination from Haye.
Haye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from meggeson.
Some wild striking there from Haye.
meggeson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
meggeson is trying to control. Haye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
meggeson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Haye makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
meggeson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
meggeson has his takedown stuffed
and Haye counters with a stiff right hand.
meggeson throws the kick towards the body but Haye avoids it.
meggeson tries for a takedown but Haye circles away easily
and Haye counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye misses with a double jab
and meggeson counters with a good low kick that Haye was not able to check.
Haye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
meggeson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haye circles away.
Haye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
meggeson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haye counters with a nice uppercut.
meggeson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
meggeson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haye thows a left - swing and a miss!
meggeson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haye pinned against the cage. Haye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
meggeson tries to clinch up but Haye circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Haye does no damage.
Haye throws a right hand that meggeson ducks under and follows up with a left that meggeson also avoids with ease.
meggeson moves away from the strike by Haye.
meggeson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haye's waist but Haye gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing meggeson off to one side.
Haye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
meggeson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haye avoids it really well and circles away.
Haye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
meggeson shoots in and drives through. Haye sprawls well.
Haye misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Haye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on john meggeson's cut.
That's time! meggeson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Haye just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haye!
meggeson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haye swats away the attempt to clinch by meggeson.
Haye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
john meggeson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but meggeson moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from meggeson.
meggeson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Haye misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
meggeson fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for meggeson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john meggeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. meggeson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
meggeson has his takedown stuffed
and Haye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
meggeson shoots in for a takedown but Haye shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
meggeson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but meggeson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice defenses there by meggeson.
meggeson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haye but Haye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Haye. No joy for meggeson on that attempt.
Haye throws a right and a left that both miss.
meggeson gets a clinch.
Haye tries for a takedown. No joy.
meggeson tightens his grip and picks Haye up, before dumping him to the ground. Haye manages to land in guard.
meggeson won't allow Haye to get back to his feet.
meggeson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye wants to stand but meggeson is controlling the position.
meggeson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
meggeson moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
meggeson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haye is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that's the end of the fight!
john meggeson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haye 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Haye!
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energy
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hype
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