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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dangtran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dangtran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Ready for This - 2Unlimited. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Dangtran!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump moves into the clinch.
Dangtran successfully pulls guard.
Dangtran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trump throws an elbow that misses. Dangtran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trump's guard. Nice move by Dangtran!
Trump looking to control.
Dangtran wants to pass the guard but Trump is keeping the position.
Dangtran stands and throws Trump's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Trump is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dangtran is just riding it out for now. Trump eventually gives up the hold.
Trump frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangtran is in all sorts of trouble here.
Trump blocks Dangtran's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dangtran wants to hold on but Trump pushes him away.
Dangtran is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dangtran wants to control but Trump is having none of it.
Dangtran is working to get back to half 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.
Dangtran regains half guard.
Trump trying to pass the guard but Dangtran defending well.
Trump is looking to take a break and control but Dangtran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trump is looking for a kimura here.
Dangtran wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump is controlling the pace.
Dangtran felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dangtran trying to hold on to Trump's head to control him but Trump postures up.
Trump decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dangtran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trump circles away.
Trump shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dangtran as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Trump or perhaps it was just good defense by Dangtran, which made it look bad.
Trump tries to clinch but Dangtran is having none of it.
Dangtran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trump as he jumps to the side.
Trump shoots for a takedown but Dangtran saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Trump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dangtran misses with a takedown attempt - Trump sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trump is looking for a counter combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dangtran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trump pinned against the cage. Trump gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dangtran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trump.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trump.
Trump scores with a nice strike.
Trump stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trump wants it to stay on the feet.
Trump changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dangtran tries to avoid it but Trump manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dangtran to the ground. Dangtran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dangtran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trump leaves Dangtran with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trump is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dangtran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dangtran.
Donald Trump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Dangtran.
Trump shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dangtran sprawls well. Dangtran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trump gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Trump or perhaps it was just good defense by Dangtran, which made it look bad.
Trump closes the distance and clinches.
Dangtran has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Trump uses from the top position.
Trump trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dangtran working a defensive guard here.
Dangtran might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Trump haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Trump stands up and waves to Dangtran to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dangtran pinned against the cage. Dangtran gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trump fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dangtran, pushing him back against the cage.
Dangtran wants to take the fight to the mat but Trump manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Trump is trying to break the clinch but Dangtran is controlling him.
Dangtran looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dangtran drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Trump bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump throws a wild body kick that Dangtran sees coming a mile off.
A left and a right from Trump both land. Nice combination.
Trump darts in and clinches Dangtran up against the cage.
Trump has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dangtran uses from the top position.
Trump wants to stand but Dangtran is controlling the position.
Dangtran trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trump controls Dangtran momentarily but Dangtran frees himself.
Trump is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dangtran is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trump not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dangtran wants to control but Trump is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dangtran is trying to control but can't.
Dangtran flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dangtran trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Trump changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dangtran tries to avoid it but Trump manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dangtran to the ground. Dangtran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dangtran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trump's waist but Trump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dangtran off to one side.
Trump shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Trump was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dangtran tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trump wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trump controls the position.
Dangtran throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
A control attempt from Dangtran but he's now mounted!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump controlling from the full mount.
Trump sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Donald Trump overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump avoids the attempt from Dangtran to control.
Trump trying to control but Dangtran is having none of it.
Trump misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dangtran defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Trump.
Dangtran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trump tries to push Dangtran's head away but Dangtran is holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump controlling the pace for now.
Trump looking to control but Dangtran is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump unloads with some shots from mount but Dangtran bucks and avoids them well.
Trump knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dangtran on the ground.
Trump can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dangtran is looking to escape.
Trump controlling the pace for now.
Trump wants to control the pace but Dangtran is squirming around nicely.
Trump stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
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.
Dangtran fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Dangtran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trump instigates a clinch.
Dangtran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dangtran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trump gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Donald Trump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Dangtran.
Dangtran looking for a takedown.
Dangtran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dangtran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donald Trump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dangtran misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Trump showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trump has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Trump!
Joe Dangtran was interviewed post fight and said 'I came up short, and I hope to improve myself come the next time I step into the ring. I got a lot to work on.'.
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