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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lulo Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lulo Porter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter tries to bum rush Hathaway with a series of wild strikes but Hathaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porter tries to bum rush Hathaway with a series of wild strikes but Hathaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Hathaway ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Porter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Porter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hathaway circles away quickly and effectively.
Porter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porter moves in looking to clinch but Hathaway pushes him off.
Porter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hathaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porter takes one to the side of the head.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Hathaway counters with a nice body kick.
Porter throws a combination that misses
and Hathaway counters with a nice uppercut.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Hathaway pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Porter back to the cage. Hathaway follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hathaway, right into the meat.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter is looking to clinch but Hathaway is avoiding it.
Porter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hathaway counters with a nice uppercut.
Hathaway scores with a shot to the body.
Hathaway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hathaway.
Porter dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Porter misses with a combination
and Hathaway counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Porter misses
and Hathaway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Porter moves into the clinch.
Porter struggles to land a body shot inside as Hathaway controls his hands.
Hathaway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porter keeps control of Hathaway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hathaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter throws a combination that misses
and Hathaway counters with a one-two to the body.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hathaway counters with a two punch combo.
Lulo Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Porter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter fails to land the takedown.
Porter looks gassed!
Porter misses with a double jab
and Hathaway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Porter thinking.
Hathaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Porter clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porter.
Porter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hathaway trying to stall but Porter improves his position.
Hathaway breaks from the clinch.
Porter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hathaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Porter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hathaway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hathaway scores with a one two! Porter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Porter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hathaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hathaway scores with a head kick.
Porter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hathaway counters with a nice uppercut.
Porter throws a leg kick
and Hathaway makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Porter really felt that one!
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Porter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter misses with a takedown attempt - Hathaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Porter avoids them all with ease.
Porter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Porter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hathaway counters with a stiff right hand.
Hathaway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Porter's head.
Porter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Porter thows a leg kick but Hathaway checks it
and Hathaway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hathaway with a nice cross.
Hathaway lands a right hook to the body.
Hathaway lands with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hathaway tests Porter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hathaway dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hathaway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Porter throws a combination that misses
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Porter throws a lazy body kick
and Hathaway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Porter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hathaway sprawls well. Hathaway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Porter gets slowly back to his feet.
Hathaway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hathaway stalks Porter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porter's face. Porter staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hathaway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Porter shoots for a double leg takedown but Hathaway sprawls well. He's pushed Porter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Porter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hathaway counters with a good, hard body kick but Porter shrugs it off.
Daniel Hathaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Hathaway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hathaway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Porter misses with a combination
and Hathaway counters with a straight right hand.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Porter avoids nicely.
Porter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hathaway counters with a big head kick but Porter shrugs it off.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but Porter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Porter avoids it well.
Porter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hathaway counter with a right hand.
Hathaway is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hathaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway lands with a nice combination. Porter backs away looking to recover.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Hathaway counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Hathaway scores with a four punch combination!
Porter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hathaway counters with a low kick, right behind Porter 's knee.
Hathaway works over Porter's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Porter.
Daniel Hathaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lulo Porter.
Hathaway jabs Porter right on the nose. Porter blinks but takes it well.
Porter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hathaway connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Porter's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hathaway finds it's way round the side to connect with Porter's head.
Hathaway scores with a head kick. Porter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Porter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Hathaway counters with a big head kick but Porter shrugs it off.
Hathaway lands with a cross.
Porter misses with a combination
and Hathaway counters with a two punch combo.
Porter throws a combination that misses
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hathaway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porter can do to turn this around?
Hathaway lands a glancing blow to the side of Porter's head.
Porter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Porter walks into a stiff left hand from Hathaway.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Hathaway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Porter's head backwards.
Hathaway circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Hathaway to counter with a crisp jab.
Porter misses with a combination
and Hathaway counters with a straight right hand.
Hathaway scores with a head kick. Porter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hathaway scores with a sloppy right hand. Porter should have avoided that one.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hathaway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Porter avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hathaway dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Porter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hathaway is fending him off so far but Porter persists. Nope, Hathaway circles away and we're back to standing.
Porter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hathaway counters with a two punch combo.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Hathaway stuns Porter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Porter misses with an uppercut.
Hathaway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Porter darts in trying to clinch
and Hathaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Hathaway counters with a thumping low kick.
Porter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Porter avoids them all with ease.
Porter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hathaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hathaway coming out on top.
Good standup being displayed there by Hathaway as he connects with a hook.
Hathaway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Porter misses with a double jab
and Hathaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porter is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Hathaway there.
Hathaway tests Porter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porter is still on wobbly legs! Can Hathaway finish him?
Hathaway connects with a nice looking jab.
Hathaway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Porter doesn't seem bothered though.
Porter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hathaway cracks Porter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Porter tries to clinch up
and Hathaway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hathaway.
Porter throws a head kick that misses
and Hathaway counters with a big head kick but Porter shrugs it off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hathaway!
Porter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but Porter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hathaway misses with a combination
and Porter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good standup being displayed there by Hathaway as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Porter tries to clinch but Hathaway moves away
and Hathaway makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Porter moves forwards but Hathaway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hathaway misses with a looping left.
Porter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hathaway counters with a one-two to the body.
Porter misses with the combination.
Porter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hathaway circles away.
Hathaway's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hathaway duly obliges.
Hathaway lands a leg kick that knocks Porter off balance momentarily.
Donk. Hathaway catches Porter right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Porter backs up against the cage.
Hathaway moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Porter!
Porter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
Porter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hathaway.
Porter tries to move into range but Hathaway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Porter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hathaway sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Hathaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hathaway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lulo Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hathaway throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Hathaway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hathaway, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Hathaway!
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energy
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hype
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