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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman has his takedown stuffed
and Drogo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Cole Hardman has been cut.
Drogo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardman.
Hardman digs a good body shot into Drogo's ribs.
Drogo leaves Hardman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hardman looks for a takedown but Drogo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Hardman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drogo tries to avoid it but Hardman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drogo to the ground. Drogo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drogo misses with an uppercut
and Hardman counters by moving into the clinch.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardman backwards.
Drogo pushes Hardman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drogo throws a jab when Hardman was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo loads up on a big right hand but Hardman slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from Drogo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hardman or perhaps it was just good defense by Drogo, which made it look bad.
Hardman misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardman throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily.
Drogo looks to throw the jab but Hardman is out of range.
Hardman slips a jab from Drogo.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drogo throws an off balance right hand
letting Hardman counter with a right hand.
Hardman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drogo misses with an uppercut
and Hardman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drogo misses with a wild body shot.
Drogo throws the left hand but Hardman avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardman. Hardman gets slowly back to his feet.
Drogo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardman.
Hardman shoots in looking for a takedown but Drogo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardman is breathing heavily.
Hardman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drogo circles away.
Hardman blocks a jab.
Drogo loads up on a big right hand but Hardman slips the punch.
Hardman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
Hardman slips a straight right by Drogo.
Hardman has a takedown stuffed.
Drogo has closed the distance and engaged Hardman in a clinch.
Drogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardman backwards.
Drogo pushes Hardman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Drogo lands with a light punch inside.
Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drogo stuffs the takedown.
Drogo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardman.
Hardman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
Drogo throws an off balance right hand
and Hardman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman staying out of range there.
A big left from Drogo misses.
Hardman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardman. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khal Drogo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drogo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardman.
Drogo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
Hardman slips a jab from Drogo.
Hardman scores with a jab. Drogo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drogo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drogo wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Hardman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drogo swings for the body but Hardman moves out of range.
Hardman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
Hardman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drogo swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardman is defended easily by Drogo.
Drogo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardman is defended easily by Drogo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Hardman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo misses with an uppercut
and Hardman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardman blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardman.
Hardman staying out of range there.
Khal Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drogo pinned against the cage. Drogo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardman slips under a jab from Drogo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Drogo misses.
Hardman tries to clinch up.
Hardman misses with a head kick.
Drogo misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Drogo misses its intended target.
Drogo throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardman counters with a nice body shot.
Drogo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardman shoots in but Drogo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drogo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Drogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo throws a shot from downtown. Hardman moves away and avoids it.
Hardman slips under a jab.
Drogo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogo misses with a straight left.
Hardman avoids the body shot from Drogo.
Hardman is looking to wear down Drogo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogo misses with a left hand
and Hardman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardman has a takedown stuffed.
Drogo misses with a right hand
and Hardman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drogo's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Drogo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardman postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drogo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drogo looking to control.
Drogo wants to get back to his feet but Hardman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drogo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drogo misses with an uppercut
and Hardman counters with a series of strikes. Drogo will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Drogo misses the target.
Hardman tries to clinch but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo misses with a left hand
and Hardman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardman.
Drogo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardman is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo is looking to stand up but Hardman isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardman with a nice head shot there.
Drogo trying to keep a closed guard but Hardman is proving a slippery customer.
Drogo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardman trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardman stops Drogo from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khal Drogo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cole Hardman's cut.
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.
Drogo throws an off balance right hand
and Hardman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drogo really felt that one!
Hardman shoots in and drives through. Drogo sprawls well.
Hardman closes the distance and clinches up with Drogo, looking for a takedown. Hardman pushes Drogo against the cage but Drogo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drogo.
Hardman looks for a takedown but Drogo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Hardman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Drogo misses its intended target.
Drogo stuffs the takedown.
Hardman shoots in for a double leg but Drogo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
Drogo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hardman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drogo misses with an uppercut. Hardman saw that one coming.
Hardman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo throws a jab when Hardman was well out of range.
A jab from Drogo misses.
A big right from Drogo misses.
Drogo throws a jab when Hardman was well out of range.
Hardman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drogo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogo misses with an uppercut
letting Hardman counter with a right hand.
Drogo throws a jab when Hardman was well out of range.
A big left from Drogo misses.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drogo misses with an uppercut
and Hardman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drogo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardman.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drogo throws a hook but Hardman avoids it easily.
Hardman tries to clinch but Drogo is having none of it.
Hardman throws a big shot that misses.
Hardman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drogo throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a looping left.
Drogo throws a hook but Hardman blocks it.
Hardman slips under a jab from Drogo.
Hardman throws a head kick that misses.
Hardman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogo misses the jab.
Drogo misses with a looping left.
Drogo misses the jab.
Hardman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drogo.
Hardman tries to clinch
and Hardman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardman slips under a jab from Drogo.
Drogo throws the left hand but Hardman avoids the punch easily.
Hardman slips a straight right by Drogo.
Drogo throws a lazy right hand but Hardman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman dives in for a single leg takedown but Drogo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Drogo digs a right hand underneath Hardman's ribcage. Hardman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo.
Drogo cracks Hardman with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
Drogo lands a nice uppercut.
Drogo lands a right hand.
Drogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Drogo scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from Drogo.
Cole Hardman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Drogo misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khal Drogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drogo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal Drogo!
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energy
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hype
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