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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Queen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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158 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Queen catches Hardy right on the button with a cross.
Queen moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardy.
Hardy catches Queen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hardy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardy scores with a nice strike.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardy.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Queen moves out of range.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
Queen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Queen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Queen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Queen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hardy has control of Queen's left arm, preventing Queen from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has an active guard here but Queen has managed to pass into half guard.
Hardy wants to improve his position but Queen is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Queen is very close to passing his half guard.
Maxwell Hardy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Queen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hardy wants to control but Queen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hardy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hardy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Queen!
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Queen is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hardy. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hardy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Queen moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Queen at a distance.
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Queen's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Queen checks a leg kick.
Queen defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Queen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hardy won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to improve his position.
Queen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hardy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Queen.
Queen working away.
Hardy stops Queen from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen is putting a hurting on Hardy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Maxwell Hardy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy throws a hook but Queen avoids it easily.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Queen saw that one coming.
Queen defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Queen.
Queen shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Queen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy throws out a leg kick but Queen moves out of range and Hardy only half commits.
Hardy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Queen checks it well.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Queen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Queen walks into a left hand.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hardy. Queen shrugs it off though.
Queen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Queen down.
A shot to the body from Hardy misses
and Queen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Queen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Queen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hardy.
Queen checks the leg kick.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Queen slips under a jab.
Queen slips a straight right by Hardy.
Maxwell Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy swings for the body but Queen moves out of range.
Queen moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Queen as he checks the leg kick.
Queen checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Queen lands the left hand.
Queen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Hardy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Queen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy throws a solid leg kick but Queen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Queen counters with a single leg into guard. Hardy didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hardy is looking to regain half guard here but Queen keeps moving and retains side control.
Oliver Queen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen working the ground and pound from side control.
Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy holds on to Queen's head and controls the position momentarily.
The ground and pound from Queen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maxwell Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Queen lands a few punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxwell Hardy.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Hardy!
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