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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ander Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Reign in blood. 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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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daryl Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ander Dog!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward is looking to clinch.
Ward clinches up with Dog and pushes him back against the cage.
Dog wants a takedown.
A body shot lands from Ward.
Dog looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ward obliges.
Ward lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ander Dog has been cut.
Ward slowing the pace effectively.
Dog is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daryl Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ander Dog.
Ward connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dog's face.
Ward is leaning against Dog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ward is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ward is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dog is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ward pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ward lands a nice knee to the body.
Ward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Ward.
Ward is pressed up against the cage. Dog has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ward down to the mat. Ward avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.
Ward moves into the clinch.
Dog can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands a nice elbow.
Ward lands with a short shot to the head.
Ward is struggling to control the position.
Ward connects with a knee to the head.
Dog changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ward fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ward throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Ward tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward closes the distance and pushes Dog back into the cage.
Ward prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ward lands a shot to the body.
Ward creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dog's defenses.
Dog is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ward gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ward landing knees to the body.
Dog drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ward pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Ward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ward misses with a knee to the head.
Ward taking a breather.
Dog is trying to drag Ward to the mat but Ward just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dog drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ward gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ander Dog's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog shoots in for a takedown but Ward shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ward throws a series of punches but Dog avoids them all with ease.
Ward throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward tries to bum rush Dog with a series of wild strikes but Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ward throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dog closes the distance and clinches up with Ward, looking for a takedown. Dog pushes Ward against the cage but Ward circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dog drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ward gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daryl Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ander Dog.
Ward landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two 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.
Ward crunches a lovely knee into Dog's ribcage.
Ward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Dog takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ward lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Ward.
Ward utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dog is working for takedown but Ward is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries a knee to the head but Dog blocks it.
Dog is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ward gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Ward.
Dog goes for a takedown attempt but Ward pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daryl Ward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward stuffs the takedown attempt from Dog. Dog gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.
Ward tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
Dog shoots in and drives through. Ward sprawls well.
Ward moves into the clinch successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dog is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ward gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ward landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Ward dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ander Dog's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ward using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ward takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ward gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Ward putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dog in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ward gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ward displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dog up against the cage.
Ward lands an elbow just above Dog 's eye.
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.
Ward prevents the takedown attempt.
Ward cracks Dog with a nice body shot.
Ward stalling the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ward obliges.
Dog wants a takedown.
Daryl Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ander Dog.
Ward displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dog up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dog wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dog.
Ward lands a nice shot to the body.
Dog wants a takedown.
Dog goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ward prevents it.
Dog takes an elbow to the temple.
Ward utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ward creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dog's defenses.
Daryl Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ward scores with a shot to the side of Dog's head.
Dog tries to score a body lock takedown but Ward shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ward manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dog has Ward pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ward manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daryl Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ward has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daryl Ward!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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