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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Won Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardin has chosen Thunder Kiss '65 by White Zombie as his entrance music. Won Low could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colt Hardin's chin.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Won Low!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Low.
Low wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Low swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Low working a defensive guard here.
Low bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardin's guard.
Low cracks Hardin with a solid left hand.
Low content to stall in guard here.
Hardin keeping moving, preventing Low from controlling successfully.
Hardin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low passes Hardin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Low slows the pace down in half guard.
Low wants to take a breather but Hardin is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Low.
Low seems to be working for a kimura but Hardin defends the submission attempt.
Hardin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Hardin gets back to full guard.
Low forces his way into half guard.
Low is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hardin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Low is taking a breather. Hardin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hardin.
Low works over Hardin with some ground and pound from guard.
Low trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hardin is going olschool here, as he tries to force Low to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Low shrugs it off.
Hardin with good strikes from the mount here!
Low is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Low can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Low takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Low tries to hold on but Hardin pushes him away.
Hardin looking for a guillotine from mount but Low is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Low is breathing heavily.
Hardin striking off his back but it's not causing Low any problems.
Low looking to pass the guard.
Hardin 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.
Hardin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Low throwing strikes but missing.
Low advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colt Hardin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Low's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Low lands a two punch combo.
Low fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Low scores with a jab to the body.
Hardin throws a shot from downtown. Low moves away and avoids it.
Low throws a series of punches but Hardin avoids them all with ease.
Low misses with an uppercut. Hardin saw that one coming.
Hardin misses with a straight right.
Low goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Low throws a head kick but Hardin moves out of range.
Low works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Low throws a right and a left that Hardin avoids nicely.
Hardin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Low counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Low slips a straight right by Hardin.
Low looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Low tries to land a front kick but Hardin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Won Low seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Low misses with a double jab.
Hardin misses with a wild body shot.
Hardin avoids the body shot from Low.
Low shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin catches Low with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hardin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Low at a distance.
Hardin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Low throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardin.
Hardin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Low circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hardin is looking for a kimura here.
Low gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardin is controlling him.
Hardin trying to control but Low is working from the bottom.
Low had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hardin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Low Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hardin's back instead.
Hardin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Low's guard. Nice work there by Hardin.
Hardin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Low was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardin.
Low has a takedown stuffed.
Hardin tries to clinch but Low moves out of range.
Hardin misses with a series of wild punches.
Low swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Low.
Low tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardin wants to clinch.
Low's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Low duly obliges.
Hardin misses with a body shot.
Low misses with a combination
and Hardin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Low!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin landing strikes from the mount.
Low is trying desperately to improve position.
Hardin with shots to the head and body - Low looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hardin cracks Low with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Low is looking to improve his position but Hardin isn't that keen on the idea.
Colt Hardin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Low defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hardin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Low is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Hardin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Low takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Low.
Hardin fails with a takedown attempt.
Low misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Low or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardin which made him look bad.
Low looks for a takedown but Hardin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Won Low. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin cracks a nice hook into Low's ribs.
Hardin misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardin misses with a two punch combination.
Hardin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Low's waist but Low gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardin off to one side.
Hardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Low.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Low avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Low looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Low on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardin moves into range and clinches up with Low.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardin.
Hardin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Low lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Low backwards.
Hardin working aggressively here.
Hardin lands a nice elbow.
Hardin swings wildly with an uppercut but Low uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Low as Hardin tries to tie him up.
Low dodges an elbow strike from Hardin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardin.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardin.
Hardin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardin lands a shoulder strike.
Hardin tries to land knees in the clinch but Low avoids the damage to the body.
Hardin wants to break free but Low has control.
Hardin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Low shoots in and bounces Hardin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Low thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin 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.
Low postures up in Hardin's guard and throws a big left but Hardin blocks it.
Low scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Low gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Low drops back looking for a leg! Hardin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hardin manages to kick Low off! Low jumps back into Hardin's guard.
Colt Hardin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Low manages to get himself to full guard.
Won Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hardin trying to control from half guard but Low is working away.
Low is looking for a sweep. Hardin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Low works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Low is looking for a triangle but Hardin pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Hardin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardin 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 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Hardin!
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