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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cass Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cass Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardly shoots in for a takedown but Nolan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardly fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nolan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hardly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nolan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nolan pinned against the cage. Nolan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardly shoots in for a takedown but Nolan shows good takedown defense.
Hardly tries to clinch but Nolan moves out of range.
Dan Hardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Nolan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nolan.
Hardly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hardly has a takedown stuffed.
Hardly is breathing heavily.
Hardly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nolan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nolan misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hardly.
Hardly blocks a head kick by Nolan.
Hardly misses with a two punch combination.
Nolan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardly, pushing him back against the cage.
Nolan jumps guard and drags Hardly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nolan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nolan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nolan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hardly tries to get to full guard but Nolan has control of the leg.
It looks like Nolan is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan throwing shots but Hardly is blocking nicely.
Hardly punching from the bottom.
Hardly manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardly is looking for a triangle but Nolan pushes his legs off easily.
Nolan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nolan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hardly throws a combination that misses
and Nolan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly is looking for a triangle here but Nolan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hardly tries to control but Nolan manages to take his back.
Nolan has the hooks in. Hardly is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nolan has Hardly flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hardly defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hardly covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hardly wants to control his opponent's hands but Nolan gets his hands free.
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.
Hardly turns into Nolan and is now in his guard.
Nolan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardly is pushing down on Nolan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nolan is fighting to maintain full guard but Hardly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hardly is looking to advance position but Nolan won't allow it.
Nolan is in trouble now - Hardly has advanced to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nolan is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cass Nolan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardly wants to clinch but Nolan slips to the side
and Nolan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hardly really felt that one!
Hardly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hardly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Hardly with that takedown attempt.
Hardly takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hardly throws a right and a left that Nolan avoids nicely.
Nolan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardly sprawls well. Hardly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nolan gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hardly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardly tries for a takedown but Nolan circles away easily
and Nolan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan taking a breather.
Nolan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nolan stalling the fight.
Nolan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stalling in the clinch from Nolan.
Nolan pulls Hardly into guard.
Hardly looking to sit in guard and control but Nolan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardly is trying to control the position but Nolan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hardly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nolan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hardly is trying to control the position but Nolan postures up.
Nolan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nolan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardly wants to improve his position but instead Nolan has moved into half guard.
Hardly wants to control but Nolan passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly looking for a sweep but Nolan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hardly is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardly sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hardly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nolan is working away from the top position though.
Nolan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hardly sees it coming and defends easily.
Hardly is looking for a sweep. Nolan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Hardly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nolan's guard.
Hardly trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nolan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hardly trying to keep a closed guard but Nolan is proving a slippery customer.
Hardly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nolan manages to get himself to full guard.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing Hardly from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cass Nolan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hardly tries to clinch
and Nolan counters with a head kick.
Hardly wants to clinch
and Nolan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardly is trying to control the position but Nolan postures up.
Cass Nolan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardly wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardly is working hard here to advance position.
Nolan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nolan postures up in Hardly's guard and throws a big left but Hardly blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardly is trying to control the position but Nolan postures up.
Hardly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardly wants to stand and escape but Nolan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nolan has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Hardly's lack of action.
Hardly misses with a head shot. Nolan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hardly pushes down on Nolan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly is trying to control. Nolan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hardly seems to be working for a kimura but Nolan defends the submission attempt.
Nolan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hardly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hardly's back!
Nolan throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hardly breaks Nolan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly trying to control but Nolan is working from the bottom.
Hardly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardly drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hardly seems to have locked his on tight now - Nolan screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hardly, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dan Hardly!
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