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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pedro darc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, pedro darc!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard shoots in but no luck this time.
darc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says darc as he avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from darc.
darc avoids a punch combination nicely.
darc doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Hard misses with a takedown attempt - darc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
darc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hard circles away quickly and effectively.
darc wants to clinch.
Hard tries a low kick but darc avoids it.
Hard slips a jab from darc.
darc shoots in looking for a takedown. Hard tries to sprawl out of it but darc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
darc misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard throws a series of punches but darc avoids them all with ease.
Hard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A combination from Hard does no damage.
Hard throws a left and a right that both miss
and darc counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hard is breathing heavily.
darc trying to control but Hard is working from the bottom.
darc is looking to stand up but Hard won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
darc wants to control from the top but Hard keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for darc on the ground.
darc trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hard's guard.
Hard pulls darc in to control the position.
darc won't allow Hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Hard.
darc wants to clinch up but Hard keeps it at a distance.
Hard throws a nice looking combination but darc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
darc feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hard's calf.
A combination from darc does no damage.
Hard misses with a looping right.
darc clinches up against the cage.
Hard looking to stall.
Hard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
darc fails to pull guard.
darc jumps guard but Hard stands there with darc around his waist. darc gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hard wants to get back to striking at distance but darc won't allow it.
darc fails to pull guard.
Hard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard takes the fight into the clinch.
darc fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hard is trying to break free.
darc is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hard is trying to stall.
Hard wants to get back to striking at distance but darc won't allow it.
Hard leaning against his opponent.
Hard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hard pulls guard successfully.
darc wants to control from the top but Hard keeps moving.
darc is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Hard will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
darc walks into a stiff left hand from Hard.
darc closes the distance and clinches up with Hard, looking for a takedown. darc pushes Hard against the cage but Hard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like pedro darc has been cut.
darc walks into a left hand.
darc tries for a takedown but Hard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and darc counters with a head kick.
Hard tries to clinch up but darc circles away and keeps his distance.
Hard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around darc's waist but darc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hard off to one side.
Hard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of darc's head.
Hard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
darc has a takedown stuffed.
Dan Hard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of pedro darc.
Nice sprawl there from Hard as darc shoots in.
Dan Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Hard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
darc closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hard circles away.
darc misses with a takedown attempt
so Hard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
darc wants to stand but Hard is controlling the position.
Hard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hard content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard postures up.
darc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
darc is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard won't allow darc to sweep him here.
darc is looking for a triangle but Hard pushes his legs off easily.
darc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hard.
darc throws a body punch but Hard moves out of range.
Hard misses with a body kick.
Hard throws a combination that misses
letting darc counter with a right hand.
Hard misses with a few strikes there.
Hard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hard slips a jab and a cross from darc.
Hard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
darc throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hard's waist but Hard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing darc off to one side.
Hard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
darc looks to land a body kick but Hard moved away.
darc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hard is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on pedro darc's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
darc fakes the leg kick and cracks Hard in the body.
Hard is looking to clinch but darc is avoiding it.
Hard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hard duly obliges.
A combination from darc does no damage.
darc is looking to clinch but Hard is avoiding it.
darc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Hard with that takedown attempt.
darc shoots in for a takedown but Hard shows good takedown defense.
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Hard with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
darc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard throws a right hand that darc ducks under and follows up with a left that darc also avoids with ease.
Hard doesn't manage to clinch there - darc circles away.
darc throws a shot to the body.
darc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hard is fending him off so far but darc persists. Nope, Hard circles away and we're back to standing.
Hard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and darc counters with a head kick. That will keep Hard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hard throws a series of punches but darc moves out of range.
darc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
darc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hard but Hard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
darc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hard.
darc is looking to clinch.
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.
Hard misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around darc's waist but darc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hard off to one side.
darc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
darc shoots for a double leg takedown but Hard sprawls well. He's pushed darc's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dan Hard is winning the standup battle so far.
darc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hard.
darc avoids the body shot from Hard.
darc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dan Hard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hard looks to land a combination but darc avoids it well.
darc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hard to counter with a crisp jab.
Hard wants to clinch up but darc keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard works over darc's head and body with a nice combination.
darc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hard pinned against the cage. Hard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but darc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hard misses with a two punch combination.
darc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Hard misses.
darc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hard swats away the attempt to clinch by darc.
Hard misses with a combination
and darc counters by moving into the clinch.
Hard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but darc is keeping busy.
darc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so darc counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
darc wants to control from the top but Hard keeps moving.
Hard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hard tries to get out of the position.
Hard has a closed guard, preventing darc from standing up.
darc trying to control but Hard is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
pedro darc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hard!
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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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