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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I shot the Sheriff. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a right hand
and Hardy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with an inside leg kick.
A combination from James does no damage.
James misses with a jab to the body
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Hardy instigates a clinch.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Hardy presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
James is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
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!
Hardy lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardy.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Hardy slowing the pace effectively.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hardy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! James is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hardy, into his guard.
James scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
James is staying active underneath Hardy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling the action here.
James tries to kick Hardy off but Hardy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hardy seems to be looking for submissions.
Hardy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hardy jumps into side control!
Hardy stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for James on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Brett James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardy rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
James is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy with a knee to the head.
James jumps guard but Hardy stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
James is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James has Hardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hardy tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hardy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy is trying to stall.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardy tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy with a knee to the head.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls for Hardy to work.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy lands a left hand.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardy has double underhooks.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
James looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardy has his back to the cage.
Hardy effectively controlling the action here.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
James wants to stall.
James is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ray Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Hardy.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy with a knee to the head.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Hardy.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James's head backwards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardy has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and James goes down! Hardy dives on top of him - James manages to get guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from James.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy scores with a kick to the body.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Hardy to work.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardy presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Hardy prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Hardy working James over with knees to the body.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Hardy lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hardy gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James fails to pull guard.
James prevents a body shot from Hardy.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hardy really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardy thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hardy.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of James's head.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.
James throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow James down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardy.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a thumping low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy has James up against the cage in a clinch.
James jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardy lands a couple of digs.
Hardy advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hardy tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to reverse the position.
James is being controlled here.
James is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Hardy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control James kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardy trying to control the position but James is working away.
Hardy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James is looking for a sweep.
James is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hardy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
James works his way to full guard. Good work.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hardy connects with a couple of short punches.
Ray Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
James looking to control.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Hardy trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hardy dominated that fourth 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardy keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Hardy tries to tie him up.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
The referee calls for Hardy to work.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
James is trying to break free.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy is stalling here.
James gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy is pressing down on James's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
James has gone for a leg lock! Hardy slips out almost immediately though and dives into James's guard.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hardy pushes down on James's leg and manages to get into half guard.
James is looking to control Hardy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
James kicks off Hardy and gets to his feet.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James 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.
Hardy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
James lands with an overhand left.
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!
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brett James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 43:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 43:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Hardy!
Ray Hardy is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Ray Hardy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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