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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejanrdo Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardin comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder Kiss '65 by White Zombie. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Alejanrdo Cordoba enters the cage!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alejanrdo Cordoba!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoba misses with a two punch combination.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cordoba moves away.
Hardin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Alejanrdo Cordoba has been cut.
Hardin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Hardin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cordoba lands a nice shot to the body.
Cordoba misses with a leg kick.
Hardin misses with a combination
letting Cordoba counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Hardin.
A right-left combo lands from Hardin.
Cordoba throws an overhand right that lands on Hardin's shoulder, as Hardin tries to avoid the shot.
Cordoba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardin defends it nicely.
Hardin cracks the inside of Cordoba's front leg.
Cordoba looks gassed!
Hardin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cordoba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardin lands a left and a right that send Cordoba crashing to the mat, dazed. Hardin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cordoba is rocked!
Hardin cracks a nice hook into Cordoba's ribs.
Cordoba is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardin finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cordoba seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardin keeps Cordoba at a distance using the push kick.
Hardin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardin tries to bum rush Cordoba with a series of wild strikes but Cordoba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cordoba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cordoba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from Hardin.
Hardin is looking to wear down Cordoba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardin scores with a decent looking hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hardin scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardin lands with an uppercut that bounces Cordoba off the cage and back into rage.
Hardin misses with a wild combination.
Hardin tries to land a front kick but Cordoba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cordoba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hardin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Cordoba misses.
Hardin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cordoba was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardin.
Cordoba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardin misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Cordoba.
Hardin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cordoba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cordoba misses with a straight left.
Hardin misses with a looping left.
Cordoba misses with a low kick.
Cordoba avoids the body shot from Hardin.
Cordoba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cordoba moves away.
Cordoba misses with a combination
and Hardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cordoba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cordoba misses with a straight right.
Colt Hardin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba slips under a jab from Hardin.
Hardin throws a right hand that Cordoba ducks under and follows up with a left that Cordoba also avoids with ease.
Cordoba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardin lands a nice hook to Cordoba's body. Cordoba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardin throws a right hand that Cordoba ducks under and follows up with a left that Cordoba also avoids with ease.
Hardin scores with a jab to the body.
Hardin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alejanrdo Cordoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Hardin misses.
Cordoba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cordoba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cordoba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardin cracks a nice hook into Cordoba's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardin throws a leg kick which misses Cordoba's front leg but catches the back leg as Cordoba tries to avoid it.
Hardin slips under a jab.
Hardin throws a leg kick but Cordoba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hardin. Cordoba shrugs it off though.
Cordoba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardin misses with a jab to the body
letting Cordoba counter with a right hand.
Cordoba dodges the punch combination from Hardin.
Cordoba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardin checks it well.
Hardin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cordoba misses with a double jab
and Hardin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardin avoids the body shot from Cordoba.
Cordoba throws a series of strikes that have Hardin backpedaling.
Hardin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cordoba. That did some damage!
Hardin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Hardin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alejanrdo Cordoba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cordoba misses with a double jab
and Hardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cordoba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Cordoba does no damage.
Hardin cracks Cordoba with an open hand slap.
Cordoba misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardin throws a series of punches but Cordoba avoids them all with ease.
Hardin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Colt Hardin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardin stuns Cordoba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Hardin does no damage.
Cordoba throws a combination that misses
and Hardin counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardin digs a good hook to Cordoba's body.
Hardin connects with a body shot.
Hardin connects with a nice looking jab.
Cordoba misses with an uppercut.
Hardin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cordoba. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba walks into a straight right hand from Hardin.
Hardin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cordoba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cordoba backs up against the cage.
Cordoba swinging wilding here.
Cordoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardin pushes Cordoba away with a front kick.
Cordoba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardin is fending him off so far but Cordoba persists. Nope, Hardin circles away and we're back to standing.
Colt Hardin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejanrdo Cordoba.
Jab from Hardin.
Hardin scores with a decent looking hook.
Hardin swinging wilding here.
Cordoba lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cordoba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cordoba can do to turn this around?
Hardin misses with a few strikes there.
Cordoba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardin. That snapped Cordoba's head back.
Cordoba lands a with a good body shot.
Hardin misses with the combination.
Cordoba shoots for a takedown but Hardin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cordoba misses with the combination.
Hardin drops his hands momentarily and Cordoba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardin jabs Cordoba right on the nose. Cordoba blinks but takes it well.
Cordoba throws the left hand but Hardin avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Cordoba or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardin which made him look bad.
Hardin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Hardin does it's job there.
Hardin misses with a double jab.
Cordoba is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hardin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cordoba.
Cordoba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardin throws a shot to the body.
Cordoba misses with a takedown
letting Hardin counter with a right hand.
Hardin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cordoba has his takedown stuffed
and Hardin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardin thuds a left hand into Cordoba's body.
Hardin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cordoba's head.
Cordoba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cordoba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Cordoba.
Hardin jabs Cordoba right on the nose. Cordoba blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin misses with a few strikes there.
Cordoba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardin counters with a two punch combo.
Hardin looks to land a combination but Cordoba avoids it well.
Hardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cordoba.
Cordoba avoids the body shot from Hardin.
Hardin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cordoba throws out the jab.
Cordoba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cordoba throws a combination that misses
and Hardin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cordoba might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hardin has got the better of the exchanges.
Hardin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cordoba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cordoba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cordoba goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hardin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cordoba but great work by Hardin.
Hardin cracks Cordoba with a big elbow.
Cordoba wants to control but Hardin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Hardin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alejanrdo Cordoba's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Cordoba misses with a wild body shot.
Cordoba lands a really nice looking cross but Hardin seems unphased.
Hardin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cordoba looks to throw a body kick
and Hardin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardin misses with a two punch combination.
Hardin lands a nice hook to Cordoba's body. Cordoba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cordoba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cordoba.
Hardin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Hardin coming out on top.
Hardin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hardin thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardin lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardin digs a good hook to Cordoba's body.
Hardin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cordoba.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
You can see the frustration on Hardin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba is trying to get an arm triangle but Hardin is defending well.
Hardin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cordoba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardin keeps working.
Hardin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardin keeping full guard, as Cordoba tries to pass.
Hardin wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Hardin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cordoba tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardin is retaining full guard.
Cordoba trying to move into half guard but instead Hardin has managed to sweep!
Hardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cordoba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardin is really struggling to control Cordoba but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cordoba throws a leg kick
and Hardin counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Hardin.
Hardin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cordoba thows a leg kick but Hardin checks it
and Hardin counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cordoba was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardin.
Cordoba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardin looks for the body kick but Cordoba saw that one coming.
Cordoba misses the body punch
and Hardin counters with a right hand to the body.
Cordoba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardin.
No joy there for Hardin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardin staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Cordoba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cordoba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardin counters with a left to the body.
Colt Hardin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Hardin.
Hardin thuds a left hand into Cordoba's body.
Cordoba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Danga de danga de dang - Hardin scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body punch from Hardin.
Cordoba avoids the body shot from Hardin.
Hardin scoring well with a low kick there.
Cordoba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alejanrdo Cordoba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cordoba misses with a combination
and Hardin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardin digs a good body shot into Cordoba's ribs.
Cordoba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardin lands with a nice body punch.
Hardin lands with a nice combination. Cordoba backs away looking to recover.
Hardin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hardin scores with a three punch combo!
Cordoba ducks right into an uppercut from Hardin.
Cordoba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Hardin scores with a four punch combination!
Hardin misses with a kick to the body.
Hardin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cordoba thows a leg kick but Hardin checks it
and Hardin counters with a three punch combo that has Cordoba backing up. Cordoba nods at Hardin to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Hardin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardin, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Hardin!
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