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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent knees
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Hard throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Hard.
Hard keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hard swinging wilding here.
Hard throws a series of strikes that have Kingston backpedaling.
Kingston lands with an uppercut that bounces Hard off the cage and back into rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston throws a head kick that misses.
Hard swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Hard tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch but Hard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hard shoots in for a takedown but Kingston shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Kingston with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingston looks gassed!
Kingston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hard's waist but Hard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kingston off to one side.
Hard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kingston to the mat! Kingston manages to get full guard.
Hard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hard stopping the sweep attempt from Kingston.
Hard content to stall in guard here.
Kingston is working an open guard so Hard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Hard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kingston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hard tries to clinch up.
Hard tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Hard fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hard duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kingston as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston slips a jab and a cross from Hard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston clinches up against the cage.
Hard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kingston has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kingston.
Hard is trying to stall.
Kingston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kingston has him pressed against the cage.
Kingston lands a damaging elbow.
Hard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kingston has him pressed against the cage.
Hard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kingston has him pressed against the cage.
Kingston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kingston fails to pull guard.
Hard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kingston misses with a knee to the head.
Hard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hard throws a nice looking combination but Kingston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Hard pushes him off.
Kingston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hard keeps the fight on the outside.
Hard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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.
Hard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kingston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kingston wants to clinch.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Kingston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hard.
Hard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kingston lands a body shot.
Hard lands a nice shot that snaps Kingston's head back.
Kingston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hard misses with a takedown attempt - Kingston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kingston tries a head kick but it misses.
Hard throws a series of punches but Kingston moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hard dominated that round.
That's time! Hard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hard swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Hard jabs at Kingston's body.
Hard misses with a head kick.
Kingston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Kingston pushes Hard up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hard is keeping busy.
Kingston lands an elbow that stopped Hard in his tracks for a moment.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hard tries to break the clinch but Kingston is controlling the position.
Kingston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hard blocks an elbow strike from Kingston.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kingston has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kingston as Hard tries to tie him up.
Kingston is trying to break free.
Hard keeps control of Kingston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Dan Hard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingston clinches up with Hard and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kingston is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kingston keeps control of Hard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kingston keeps control of Hard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hard can't break the clinch.
Hard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kingston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hard goes for a takedown attempt but Kingston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hard misses with a combination
and Kingston counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kingston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hard tries to break the clinch but Kingston is controlling the position.
Kingston pulls Hard into guard.
Hard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kingston's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard postures up.
Hard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kingston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hard manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hard is working away from the top position though.
Kingston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kingston looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hard swinging wilding here.
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.
Hard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hard.
Kingston blocks a head kick by Hard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingston shoots in and drives through. Hard sprawls well.
Hard scores with a jab to the head.
Hard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston swings for the body but Hard moves out of range.
Hard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kingston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hard.
Hard swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Kingston tries a head kick but it misses.
Hard throws a series of punches but Kingston avoids them all with ease.
Hard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kingston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingston doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Kingston closes the distance and pushes Hard back into the cage.
Kingston looking for a takedown.
Kingston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kingston connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kingston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hard throws a series of punches but Kingston avoids them all with ease.
Kingston jabs at Hard's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kingston circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Hard.
Kingston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hard.
Kingston fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingston wants to clinch.
A left and a right from Hard both land. Nice combination.
Kingston connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston has a takedown stuffed.
Kingston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hard tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hard tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hard shoots in looking for a takedown. Kingston tries to sprawl out of it but Hard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kingston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingston is looking to clinch but Hard is avoiding it.
Hard throws a lazy right hand but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kingston.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard is looking to land body kicks.
Hard tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hard as he avoids it easily.
Kingston shoots for a takedown but Hard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hard misses with a wild combination.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hard manages to avoid it.
Hard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Hard. No joy for Kingston on that attempt.
Hard misses with a two punch combination.
Hard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Kingston or perhaps it was just good defense by Hard which made him look bad.
Hard swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Dan Hard is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hard.
Hard lands a nice shot that snaps Kingston's head back.
Kingston fails with the takedown.
Kingston tries to clinch up but Hard circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kingston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hard swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Hard as Kingston shoots in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kingston misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hard!
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FIGHT
RATING
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