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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mondo Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Harty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by The Sounds-Beat Box. Mondo Davidson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duncan Harty's chin.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mondo Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duncan Harty!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davidson blocks a head kick by Harty.
Harty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harty shoots in but Davidson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davidson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harty tries to avoid it but Davidson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harty to the ground. Harty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davidson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harty wants to stand and escape but Davidson is having none of it.
Harty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davidson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harty looking for a sweep. Not yet Harty, not yet.
Harty scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Davidson shoots for a takedown but Harty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harty throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Davidson misses.
Harty tries to clinch up but Davidson circles away and keeps his distance.
Harty throws a wild body kick that Davidson sees coming a mile off.
Harty throws a right hand that Davidson ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidson also avoids with ease.
Davidson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davidson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davidson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harty wanted to stand there but Davidson had control of the position.
Harty trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harty advances position into side control!
Harty has knee on belly momentarily but Davidson bucks him off and regains half guard.
Harty looks gassed!
Harty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
Harty is pressing down on Davidson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Davidson is holding on for now.
Harty is trying to control the action in half guard but Davidson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harty tries to stand but can't do so whilst Davidson controls his leg.
Davidson wants to control but Harty is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davidson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davidson wants to clinch up but Harty keeps it at a distance.
Harty with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davidson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harty shoots and misses
and Davidson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson pushes down on Harty's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harty is trying to stand back up but Davidson is controlling him
Davidson trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mondo Davidson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davidson instigates a clinch.
Harty breaks from the clinch.
Harty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davidson misses with a takedown attempt - Harty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mondo Davidson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidson on the side of the head.
Harty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davidson counters with a shoot takedown. Harty fights it but they end up in guard.
Davidson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harty 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson stops Harty from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harty is breathing heavily.
Harty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harty wants to stand up but Davidson is controlling him.
Harty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davidson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davidson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davidson controls the pace.
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.
Harty wants to get back to his feet but Davidson passes into half guard.
Davidson trying to pass the guard but Harty defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harty fails with the takedown
and Davidson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Davidson works his way into full mount!
Harty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davidson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davidson controlling the pace for now.
Harty slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harty wants to control but Davidson passes into side.
Davidson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Harty is trying to control Davidson's posture but Davidson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davidson controls the position.
Davidson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davidson throwing strikes but Harty manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Harty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Harty decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Harty fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondo Davidson dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harty looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harty is looking to stall here but Davidson recovers full guard.
Davidson trying to control the position.
Harty preventing the sweep.
Davidson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harty trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davidson counters with a shoot takedown. Harty fights it but they end up in guard.
Mondo Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harty pulls Davidson in close to his closed guard and prevents Davidson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harty pushes Davidson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Davidson dodges the punch combination from Harty.
Harty waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Davidson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harty tries to clinch but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson has managed to clinch.
Davidson jumps guard.
Harty controlling from the top position.
Davidson looking to control.
Harty would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davidson looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harty looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harty keeping full guard, as Davidson tries to pass.
Mondo Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harty passes to full mount!
Davidson wants to control but Harty is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Harty working the ground and pound effectively.
Duncan Harty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harty is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Davidson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duncan Harty!
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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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