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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 757 p4p, 1102 weight class) and Samuel Hardaway (ranked 108 p4p, 157 weight class). McDonnell's entrance music is AC/DC Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Hardaway has chosen My My, Hey Hey - Neil Young as his entrance music. Samuel Hardaway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Hardaway!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonnell circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardaway has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Hardaway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonnell misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonnell lands with a nice body punch.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardaway.
Hardaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
Hardaway moves out of range of the body kick from McDonnell.
Hardaway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell blocks a head kick by Hardaway.
Hardaway lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardaway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonnell.
Hardaway staying out of range there.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell lands a leg kick that knocks Hardaway off balance momentarily.
Hardaway misses with a leg kick.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Hardaway seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as McDonnell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardaway doesn't seem phased though.
McDonnell swings widly with a right hand
and Hardaway counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardaway.
McDonnell blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway throws a head punch that misses.
Hardaway lands an elbow inside that McDonnell shrugs off.
It looks like Cory McDonnell has been cut.
McDonnell wants to stall.
Hardaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardaway misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell tries to circle away but Hardaway has him pinned against the cage.
Hardaway stalling in the clinch but McDonnell improves position.
Hardaway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDonnell's defenses.
McDonnell is trying to break free.
Hardaway stalling.
McDonnell blocking some punches.
Hardaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardaway effectively controlling the action here.
Hardaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for McDonnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell sizes up Hardaway with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hardaway misses with a leg kick.
Hardaway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardaway misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardaway wants to land a leg kick but McDonnell is out of range.
McDonnell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hardaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardaway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonnell misses with a body kick.
Hardaway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McDonnell.
Hardaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonnell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hardaway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardaway looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Hardaway keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardaway slips under a jab from McDonnell.
Hardaway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell sets himself, and Hardaway steps forward looking for the clinch! McDonnell avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonnell connects with a right hand. Hardaway shakes it off.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hardaway clinches up against the cage.
McDonnell scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardaway scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
Hardaway scores with a shot to the side of McDonnell's head.
Hardaway misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell swings widly with a right hand
and Hardaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonnell.
McDonnell takes a swing at Hardaway's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonnell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardaway lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
Hardaway throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
Hardaway blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardaway doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDonnell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardaway's head.
Hardaway staying out of range there.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardaway was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
McDonnell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McDonnell checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardaway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonnell misses with a few strikes there.
Hardaway throws a fast counter high kick but McDonnell manages to duck under it in time.
McDonnell is looking to land body kicks.
Hardaway looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDonnell misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardaway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McDonnell looks to throw a body kick
and Hardaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonnell misses with a hook
enabling Hardaway to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardaway lands a jab to McDonnell's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Hardaway will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cory McDonnell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDonnell misses with a left hand
and Hardaway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardaway moves away.
McDonnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardaway throws a right hand that McDonnell ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonnell also avoids with ease.
McDonnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDonnell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDonnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardaway with a nice cross.
Hardaway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardaway throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
Cory McDonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell works over Hardaway's head and body with a nice combination.
Hardaway tries to clinch but McDonnell moves out of range.
Hardaway throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
McDonnell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hardaway manages to circle out of the way.
Hardaway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell is looking to score with low kicks.
Hardaway throws a right and a left that McDonnell avoids nicely.
McDonnell misses with a body kick.
Hardaway wants to counter with a clinch but McDonnell pushes him away.
McDonnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardaway lands with an overhand left.
Hardaway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardaway throws a head kick that misses.
Hardaway scores with a leg kick.
Hardaway tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonnell swings widly with a right hand
and Hardaway counters with a good low kick that McDonnell was not able to check.
McDonnell misses the jab.
McDonnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell misses with a body kick.
Hardaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy body kick from McDonnell
and Hardaway counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardaway lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonnell takes a step back to recover.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardaway.
McDonnell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardaway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McDonnell slips a straight right by Hardaway.
Hardaway connects with a body shot that sends McDonnell's belly button to the back.
McDonnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardaway scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardaway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDonnell at a distance.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Hardaway avoids the punch easily.
Hardaway let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hardaway throws out a powerful jab.
McDonnell is looking to chop away at Hardaway's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a nice shot that snaps Hardaway's head back.
McDonnell misses with a hook. Hardaway ducked under it nicely.
Hardaway wants to counter with a clinch but McDonnell pushes him away.
McDonnell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardaway lands an overhand right.
McDonnell misses with a looping left.
Hardaway throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
Hardaway throws a low kick but McDonnell moves out of range easily.
Hardaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Hardaway counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardaway lands an overhand right.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McDonnell is rocked!
McDonnell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oh McDonnell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Hardaway's shoulder, as Hardaway tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardaway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardaway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardaway defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway moves out of range of the body kick from McDonnell.
Hardaway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
McDonnell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hardaway counters with a thumping low kick.
Hardaway sizes up McDonnell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardaway lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardaway throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! McDonnell crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samuel Hardaway!
Samuel Hardaway is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuel Hardaway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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