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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deon Walker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon lands with an uppercut that bounces Walker off the cage and back into range.
Hardon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardon sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walker tries for a takedown but Hardon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Hardon. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardon scores with a decent looking hook.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Hardon. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Hardon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker avoiding damage as Hardon throws knees to the body.
Walker is looking for a takedown.
Hardon stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker avoiding damage as Hardon throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker is working for takedown but Hardon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Walker goes for a takedown attempt but Hardon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardon tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardon to the ground. Hardon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardon.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Hardon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardon tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon misses with an elbow strike.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Hardon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Hardon looking to stall.
Walker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Deon Walker has been cut.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardon trying to land knees to the body.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Hardon lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon landing knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hardon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardon is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardon down to the mat. Hardon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hardon counter with a right hand.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hardon!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hardon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hardon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Hardon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deon Walker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardon's waist but Hardon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Walker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker has his takedown stuffed
and Hardon counters with a low kick, right behind Walker 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardon.
Hardon gets caught napping as Walker dives in and scores a takedown. Hardon manages to retain guard.
Hardon pulls Walker in to control the position.
Hardon is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardon has wrist control.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hardon wants to get back to his feet but Walker passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardon is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardon avoid being mounted?
Walker prevents Hardon from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardon keeping control of the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walker connects with a nice short shot to Hardon's temple.
Hardon pushes Walker off looking to stand but Walker dives back in and keeps control.
Walker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon tries to roll over but Walker keeps him under control.
Hardon is staying active underneath Walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardon wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hardon wants to get back to full guard but Walker has passed into side control.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Hardon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a strike aimed at the side of Hardon's head but Hardon avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Hardon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker happy to just control the position for now.
The ground and pound from Walker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walker scoring with punches from side control.
Walker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hardon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Walker working away.
Walker trying to control the position but Hardon is working away.
Hardon tries to improve position but can't.
Hardon sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker slips a nice elbow through Hardon's hands, connecting with Hardon's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walker connects with a nice short shot to Hardon's temple.
Walker trying to control the action but Hardon is working from the bottom.
Walker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker slips a nice elbow through Hardon's hands, connecting with Hardon's forehead.
Hardon trying to control here.
Deon Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker stops Hardon from getting back to his feet.
Walker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Walker.
Walker prevents Hardon from improving his position.
Hardon is trying to stand up here but Walker is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deon Walker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deon Walker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck for Walker with that takedown attempt.
Hardon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Hardon shows good takedown defense.
Hardon lands a nice looking body kick.
Walker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hardon. That one must have hurt.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardon as he jumps to the side.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hardon clinches.
Walker is working for takedown but Hardon is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardon scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker has Hardon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hardon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hardon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hardon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hardon lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Hardon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Little Hardon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Hardon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hardon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Hardon.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walker looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardon.
Hardon connects with a knee to the head.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants a takedown.
Hardon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walker's face.
Hardon stalling the fight.
Hardon continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hardon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardon obliges.
Hardon lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardon.
Hardon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Hardon stops a takedown attempt from Walker.
Hardon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walker is keeping busy.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Hardon, against the cage.
Walker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hardon after a bit of a struggle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardon with a knee to the head.
Hardon tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardon landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little Hardon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Hardon!
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