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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (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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BJJ White 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Hardy fails to pull guard.
Daley is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
Daley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daley moves into range and clinches up with Hardy.
Daley trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daley into the cage.
Daley jumps guard and drags Hardy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Daley is keeping the position.
Hardy postures up in Daley's guard and throws a big left but Daley blocks it.
Hardy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardy passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Hardy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hardy trying to control from half guard but Daley is working away.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hardy working Daley over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley is trying to stand up here but Hardy is controlling him well.
Daley is looking to improve his position.
Daley missing with punches from the bottom.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy is nestled in close to Daley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hardy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hardy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daley sees it coming and defends easily.
Hardy seems to be looking for submissions.
Daley is pressing down on Hardy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Hardy gets to his feet. Daley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley gets a takedown into half guard.
Daley is breathing heavily.
Hardy manages to get to full guard.
Daley landing some decent shots from guard.
Hardy pushes Daley off and scrambles back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Hardy or perhaps it was just good defense by Daley which made him look bad.
Daley tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daley has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Daley goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Daley in a clinch.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Daley postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daley with a nice head shot there.
Hardy lands a decent punch to the body there.
Daley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daley looking to pass the guard.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
Daley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hardy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Daley, into his guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Daley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardy on the ground.
Daley wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Paul Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy pushes Daley up against the cage in a clinch.
Daley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Daley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hardy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hardy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Daley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Daley has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Daley manages to break the clinch.
Daley misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. Daley fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy is working Daley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Daley tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy postures up.
Hardy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daley swivels and escapes.
Daley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daley off to one side.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Daley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Daley pulls guard successfully.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Daley is keeping the position.
Daley wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Hardy stands and steps away. Daley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
Daley is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hardy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dan Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Daley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Daley lands a few punches from side control.
Hardy struggling a bit here.
Hardy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hardy kicks Daley off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Daley trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hardy prevents Daley from improving position.
Daley throws an elbow but Hardy slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hardy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Daley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four 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.
Hardy is trying to control but can't.
Daley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hardy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Daley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Daley slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Daley trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardy tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Daley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Daley circles away.
Daley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardy wants the takedown. Daley is fighting it off but Hardy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Daley's guard against the cage.
Daley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Daley trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley controls Hardy momentarily but Hardy frees himself.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daley is keeping the position for now.
Daley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardy connects with a couple of short punches.
Hardy trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Daley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daley scoring with strikes but Hardy is staying in there.
Hardy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Daley 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hardy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Daley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Daley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Daley dives into side control.
Hardy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Daley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Daley cracks Hardy with a big elbow.
Daley working the ground and pound but Hardy is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hardy gets back to half guard.
Daley lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy is staying active underneath Daley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four 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.
Daley throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy has one foot on Daley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daley, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardy drags the fight down to the ground.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Daley tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daley preventing the sweep.
Daley works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Daley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paul Daley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy is controlling Daley's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardy!
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