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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 cm
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
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182 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Hart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Mora! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mora avoids the head kick by Hart.
Mora tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hart. Hart clinches with his opponent.
Mora lands an uppercut. Mora stops a takedown attempt from Hart.
Mora lands with a short shot to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Mora. Mora throws a head punch that misses. Hart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mora gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him. A frustrated look appears on Mora's face as he tries to break the clinch. Hart blocking some punches.
Mora working hard to break the clinch. Hart wants a takedown.
Mora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Mora manages to break the clinch.
Mora looks to land a combination but Hart avoids it well. Mora tries to clinch up and Hart counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mora! Hart landing punches. Hart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mora is looking to escape. Hart landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mora is looking to escape. Mora is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Hart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mora is looking to escape. Mora is in a horrible position here. Hart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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. Mora is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hart controlling the pace for now. Mora wants to try and get back to his feet. Hart content just to control the position here. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart working Mora over with strikes here. Hart wants to control the pace but Mora is squirming around nicely. Mora wants to get back to his feet.
Mora looks gassed! Hart with the ground and pound from mount. Hart 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. Hart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mora can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mora is in a horrible position here. Hart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Hart is landing with some decent strikes but Mora is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Hart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Hart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dominic Hart just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Hart slips a jab and a cross from Mora.
Mora gets caught flat footed, as Hart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Hart decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mora, up you get! Mora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart moves into the clinch. Hart just leaning against Mora, taking a breather. Mora is trying to break free. Hart tries to pull guard but Mora holds him up against the cage and eventually Hart drops back down to his feet.
Hart drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Hart dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mora is fending him off so far but Hart persists. Nope, Mora circles away and we're back to standing. Mora slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat. Mora misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Mora misses. Mora throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease. Hart scores with a takedown into Mora's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hart controlling from the top position. Hart lands a couple of elbows. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mora's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart's corner is telling him to maintain position. Hart gets to his feet - Mora follows without any prompting. Hart throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mora was covering up waiting for the punch and Hart finishes the takedown easily into guard. Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Mora is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Mora is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Hart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Mora has his feet on Hart's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mora lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mora looks to clinch and Hart moves into the clinch. Mora swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it. Hart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mora pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dominic Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mora misses with a two punch combination.
Mora tries to clinch and Hart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hart. Mora tries to break the clinch but Hart is controlling the position. Mora is trying to force a seperation but Hart has the dominant position. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Hart jumps guard but Mora stands there with Hart around his waist. Hart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mora can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Mora shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Hart looking to stall.
Mora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mora throws a combination that misses and Hart counters with a takedown into side control. Mora is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Hart scores with punches from side control. Mora takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hart connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mora some visible discomfort.
Hart lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mora down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Hart dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mora wants to clinch but Hart slips to the side so Hart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Hart stops Mora from standing up. Mora being controlled here, momentarily. Mora is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hart is controlling him. Hart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Hart's corner is telling him to maintain position. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Hart landing strikes, looking to finish! You get the feeling that Mora really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mora is squirming around, avoiding Hart's attempts to control the action. Hart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Mora is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Hart punishing his opponent with strikes. Hart with a couple of short strikes. Mora is trying to stand up. Hart controlling his opponent. Mora in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Hart tries to control but Mora wriggling away. Dominic Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Mora is trying to stand. Hart looking to finish Mora with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mora! Mora trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Hart won't let Mora get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
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. Hart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Mora squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hart scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mora?
Mora is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Hart controlling the position easily from mount. Mora's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight! Dominic Hart showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hart, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Hart!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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