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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Allen Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jordan.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jordan is keeping busy.
Jordan is trying to trip Harvey. He has hold of a leg but Harvey is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jordan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jordan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
Jordan misses with a wild combination.
Harvey tries to clinch
and Jordan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jordan.
Jordan blocks an elbow strike from Harvey.
Jordan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harvey regains guard.
Jordan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jordan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jordan postures up and lands a big shot to Harvey's brow.
Jordan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan wants to get up but he can't break Harvey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jordan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harvey is keeping the position for now.
Jordan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Jordan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harvey's guard.
Harvey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harvey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harvey blocks Jordan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Harvey looking to control but Jordan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jordan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to hold on but Harvey pushes him away.
Harvey prevents Jordan from getting the reversal.
Harvey throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harvey goes for an armbar but Jordan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jordan.
Harvey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harvey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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.
Harvey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jordan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Harvey. What's that going to do exactly?
Jordan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harvey throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jordan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jordan is squirming around, avoiding Harvey's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Jordan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harvey looks to clinch
and Jordan counters with a body kick that stops Harvey in his tracks momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jordan. That's going to slow Harvey down.
Allen Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey closes the distance but Jordan moves to the side
and Jordan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan has picked Harvey up - he's going for a ride! Jordan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jordan stands up out of the half guard.
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan moves into the clinch.
Jordan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harvey missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan looks to clinch
and Harvey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands an elbow that stopped Jordan in his tracks for a moment.
Jordan has Harvey pressed against the cage.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dan Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan throws a head kick that half lands.
Jordan scores with a takedown into Harvey's guard.
Harvey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jordan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harvey wants to sweep here but Jordan controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jordan wants to stand but Harvey has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Harvey is looking to improve his position.
Jordan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jordan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to improve his position but Jordan is controlling well.
Jordan tries to pass to full mount but Harvey defends it.
Harvey is trying to maintain the position but Jordan is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jordan throws a body kick that misses.
Jordan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harvey counters by clinching up.
Harvey stops a takedown attempt from Jordan.
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.
Harvey with a knee to the head.
Harvey has Jordan pressed against the cage, preventing Jordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harvey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harvey has Jordan pressed against the cage, preventing Jordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jordan lands a takedown into guard.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Jordan gets to his feet. Harvey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Jordan.
Harvey tries to clinch up
and Jordan counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Jordan misses with the combination.
Jordan misses with a few strikes there.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Harvey looks to clinch
and Jordan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jordan.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jordan landing knees to the body.
Jordan lands a takedown into guard.
Harvey wants to sweep but no luck.
Harvey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jordan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Jordan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harvey is proving hard to escape from.
Allen Jordan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jordan stopping the sweep attempt from Harvey.
Harvey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harvey wants to sweep here but Jordan controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harvey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harvey darts in trying to clinch
and Jordan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jordan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Jordan lands a high kick!
Harvey tries to clinch
and Jordan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harvey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jordan trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jordan passes into side control.
Harvey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jordan off and has taken his back!
Harvey misses with punches from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Harvey. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Jordan holding both Harvey 's hands and preventing any damage.
Harvey throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
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.
Harvey missing with strikes from the back.
Harvey tries to keep control of the position but Jordan is staying busy.
Harvey throwing sloppy strikes.
Jordan tries to break free.
Jordan turns into Harvey and is now in his guard.
Harvey keeping full guard, as Jordan tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harvey wants to clinch but Jordan slips to the side
and Jordan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harvey won't allow Jordan to pass to mount.
Dan Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen Jordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvey actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allen Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jordan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen Jordan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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