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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan comes to the cage accompanied by DESERT STORM by Tartanic. Hardy has chosen Coming home -Dirty money as his entrance music. Jason Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan wants to land a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiernan as he jumps to the side.
Tiernan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiernan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan is looking to clinch.
Tiernan throws a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Tiernan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiernan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan looking to stall.
Tiernan pushes Hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy is looking to control Tiernan's arms but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardy has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiernan.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy looks winded!
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan lands a right hand.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Tiernan.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardy up against the cage.
Tiernan presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiernan lands a right hand.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiernan.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy letting Tiernan take a breather here.
Tiernan breaks the clinch.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiernan fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
Tiernan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
Tiernan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tiernan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Tiernan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Tiernan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tiernan misses with a few strikes there.
Tiernan tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Tiernan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiernan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiernan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Tiernan 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.
Tiernan moves into the clinch.
Hardy misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Tiernan.
A short left from Tiernan.
Tiernan gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiernan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patrick Tiernan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Tiernan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hardy tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
A right hand to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tiernan is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Tiernan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
The referee calls for Tiernan to work.
Nice body punch from Tiernan - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiernan lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body shot.
Tiernan looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiernan gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Tiernan.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiernan works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
Tiernan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiernan scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiernan just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiernan stalling.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Tiernan.
Tiernan digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan is working Hardy over against the cage.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Tiernan cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Tiernan 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. This is the final round!
Tiernan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tiernan.
Hardy is rocked!
Hardy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tiernan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tiernan wants to control but Hardy postures up.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Tiernan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
I wouldn't like to be where Tiernan is right now.
Tiernan is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hardy wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
Hardy landing strikes.
Hardy wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Hardy.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Tiernan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tiernan regains half guard, as Hardy was trying to land strikes.
Hardy throwing shots but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiernan keeps working.
Hardy looks to land a strike but Tiernan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiernan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jason Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Tiernan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiernan wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Tiernan is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Hardy saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Hardy.
I think Tiernan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Tiernan!
Patrick Tiernan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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