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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pink kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mitsa. Dan Hardy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
4 - 25 - 1 |
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183 cm
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171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister Pink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pink.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Pink keeps it at a distance.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Pink, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Pink avoids nicely.
Pink blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Hardy clinches up against the cage.
Pink has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Pink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pink.
Pink tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pink keeps the fight on the outside.
Pink gets a clinch.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pink effectively controlling the action here.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pink is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to break free but Pink pushes him back against the cage.
Pink blocks an elbow strike.
Pink tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pink jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Pink gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy knocks Pink to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Pink is rocked!
Hardy stands up and beckons Pink to his feet.
Oh Pink is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Pink has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pink seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Pink blocks it.
Pink blocks the elbow strike.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Pink 's eye.
Hardy gets underhooks to prevent Pink's takedown attempt.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy tries to circle away but Pink has him pinned against the cage.
Pink tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Pink is breathing heavily.
Hardy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pink.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pink has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pink avoids the elbow strike from Hardy, against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy gets underhooks to prevent Pink's takedown attempt.
Pink gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pink is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pink wants to pass the guard but Hardy is defending well.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Pink is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink is just content to waste time from the top position. Hardy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pink is controlling him.
Hardy pushes Pink off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hardy tries to clinch
and Pink counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hardy's guard now.
Pink wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Pink throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pink working some strikes from top position.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Pink from controlling successfully.
Pink prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Pink in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pink wants to stand and escape but instead Hardy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hardy wanted to stand there but Pink had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
letting Pink counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Pink dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pink misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pink closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Pink getting side control.
Pink lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pink thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hardy to regain full guard.
Pink wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink throws and elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pink's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
Hardy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pink is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Pink isn't so interested in that idea.
Pink's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pink trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy wants to stand but Pink is controlling the position.
Pink slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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.
Pink laying and praying for a moment but Hardy takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Pink is controlling him
Pink trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
Pink wants to take a breather but Hardy is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Pink.
Pink wants to take a breather but Hardy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Pink dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pink dives in and grabs Hardy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes down on Pink's head and hops out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy looks to clinch
and Pink counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hardy won't be happy with that.
Pink looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hardy is avoiding damage well.
Pink wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pink is controlling him well.
Pink wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Pink creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hardy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pink looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hardy is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pink is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink tries to move to mount but Hardy blocks the move with his legs.
Hardy parries the strikes from Pink easily there. Pink is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hardy to escape.
Hardy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pink connects with a decent elbow.
Hardy tries to escape but Pink is in control.
Pink goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hardy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pink's guard! Nice work there by Hardy!
Pink scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pink doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Hardy stalks Pink and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pink's face. Pink staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pink has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Pink has Hardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pink is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Pink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Pink blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Pink wants a takedown but no success here.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Pink shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pink avoids the elbow strike from Hardy, against the cage.
Pink breaks from the clinch.
Pink is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hardy's half guard.
Pink thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Hardy is looking to escape.
Pink thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pink is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pink looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pink trying to control from half guard but Hardy is working away.
Pink throws a strike but Hardy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Pink slips an elbow through the middle.
Hardy has his feet on Pink's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mister Pink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pink counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pink tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Dan Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy clinches but Pink breaks the clinch
and Pink counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pink trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
Pink scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Pink showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pink 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Pink!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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