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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hung Daugherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hung Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Hart!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Daugherty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daugherty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into Daugherty's guard.
Daugherty is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hart presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Daugherty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hart has picked Daugherty up - he's going for a ride! Hart dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart wants to take a breather but Daugherty is having none of it.
Daugherty wants to sweep but Hart has passed to side control!
Daugherty tries to escape but Hart is in control.
Hart working away.
Daugherty tries to buck Hart off but Hart is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hart working the head and body with strikes.
Hart trying to pass the guard but Daugherty defending well.
Hart is stalling here. Daugherty is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hart seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Daugherty has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hart is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Daugherty.
Hart tries to buck Daugherty off but Daugherty is having none of it.
Hart sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty content to control rather than advance.
Daugherty decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hart moves into the clinch successfully.
Hart has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Daugherty clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hart is looking for a rear naked choke here but Daugherty reverses the position brilliantly into Hart's guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daugherty working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Daugherty is proving a slippery customer.
Hart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daugherty is controlling him.
Hart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daugherty.
Hart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daugherty is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daugherty sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four 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.
Daugherty has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Daugherty slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daugherty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Hart will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daugherty counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hart won't be happy with that.
Daugherty working the ground and pound from side control.
Hart struggling a bit here.
Daugherty is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hart's shoulder. That is not cool.
Daugherty working the ground and pound from side control.
Daugherty throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart is trying to work for a sweep but Daugherty has mounted him!
Daugherty trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Daugherty has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hart's face.
Daugherty wants to control the pace but Hart is squirming around nicely.
Daugherty connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daugherty looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daugherty's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Daugherty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daugherty scoring with strikes but Hart is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty with good strikes from the mount here!
Daugherty trying to control but Hart is having none of it.
Hart is looking to get to half guard.
Hart tries to lock up and control but Daugherty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Daugherty pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hart is bucking up trying to escape but Daugherty cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hart looks a forlorn figure.
Daugherty takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hart tries to hold on but Daugherty postures up.
Daugherty controlling from mount.
Hung Daugherty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daugherty lands a heavy elbow.
Hart is desperately trying to improve his position but Daugherty has a good base and remains in mount.
Daugherty controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty lands a big shot there that rocks Hart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Daugherty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hart throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Daugherty is looking to work his way around to Hart's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hart is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daugherty scoring with strikes but Hart is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hung Daugherty dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Daugherty goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hart prevents it.
Hart gets underhooks to prevent Daugherty's takedown attempt.
Hart jumps guard and drags Daugherty to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daugherty content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daugherty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daugherty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daugherty trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hart manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hart closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Daugherty quickly recovers to half guard.
Daugherty kicks Hart off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hung Daugherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart cracks Daugherty with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Daugherty's guard.
Hart wants to stand but Daugherty is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hart trying to control but Daugherty is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Daugherty controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Daugherty moves out of range of the strikes.
Hart closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Daugherty quickly recovers to half guard.
Daugherty throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty is looking for a sweep. Hart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daugherty trying to control but Hart postures up.
Daugherty is positioning himself well to prevent Hart advancing to mount.
Hart trying to control the action but Daugherty is working from the bottom.
Hart is thwarting Daugherty's attempts to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daugherty is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rich Hart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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