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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Dahl!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahl darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Glover missing with punches from the bottom.
Dahl seems to be working for a kimura but Glover defends the submission attempt.
Dahl is looking for a kimura here.
Dahl is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Glover doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dahl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking to improve his position.
Dahl works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dahl with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Glover wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dahl with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dahl controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl tries to control but Glover wriggling away.
Dahl takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dahl avoids the attempt from Glover to control.
Dahl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dahl fails to move to back control.
Dahl controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl fails to advance to Glover's back.
Glover tries to hold on but Dahl postures up.
We've been informed that Dahl has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Glover can't escape the position.
Glover is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dahl looking for a guillotine from mount but Glover is having none of it.
Dahl controlling his opponent.
Glover is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahl controlling from mount.
Dahl's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dahl mounts Glover! Really nice guard pass there!
Dahl tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dahl looking to control but Glover is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dahl breaks from Glover's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Dahl dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Glover misses.
A swing and a miss from Glover.
Glover darts in trying to clinch
and Dahl counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Dahl is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dahl wants to pass the guard but Glover is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Glover!
Glover wants to control but Dahl is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dahl 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.
Dahl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dahl looking to control.
Glover got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dahl has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Glover has managed to get both his arms back between Dahl's legs - danger averted.
Dahl wants to hit a switch here but Glover passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dahl there!
Dahl gets back to half guard.
Glover prevents Dahl from improving his position.
Dahl is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Glover manages to pass to mount!
Dahl is in all sorts of trouble here.
Glover can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dahl is looking to escape.
Dahl is looking to get to half guard.
Dahl manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Glover passes to full mount!
Dahl bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dahl is aware though and is defending well.
Dahl is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Glover had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dahl defends it easily.
Dahl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dahl 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.
Dahl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Glover looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dahl sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dahl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Glover looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dahl passes into side control.
Dahl tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glover regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jordan Dahl will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Glover tests Dahl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dahl shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dahl was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dahl advances to full mount.
Dahl content just to control the position here.
Dahl avoids the attempt from Glover to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl has control of Glover's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Glover regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dahl sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking to get to half guard.
Glover is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dahl is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Glover is surviving well by controlling Dahl's body position as best he can.
Dahl sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dahl avoids the attempt from Glover to control.
Dahl is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Glover has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Glover!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl controls Glover momentarily but Glover frees himself.
Glover is looking to work some ground and pound but Dahl has wrist control.
Glover wants to pass the guard but Dahl is keeping the position.
Dahl keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully.
Dahl wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dahl is on top in guard.
Glover keeping full guard, as Dahl tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dahl tries to free his leg and advance position but Glover is retaining full guard.
Dahl is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dahl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Glover had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dahl defends it easily.
Dahl got a little sloppy there for a moment and Glover has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dahl has managed to get both his arms back between Glover's legs - danger averted.
Jordan Dahl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dahl slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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.
Dahl tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dahl tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dahl has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jordan Dahl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Glover pushes Dahl away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dahl gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dahl is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Glover is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dahl 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 Glover's shoulder. That is not cool.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dahl working the body and head with strikes.
Matthew Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dahl avoids the strikes from the bottom by Glover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Dahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dahl 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Dahl!
After winning the bout, Jordan Dahl thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
29% |
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