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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nuno Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent 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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nuno Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon walks into a left hand.
Martins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martins lands with a right hand.
Martins avoids the head kick by Hardon.
Martins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sawadee Muay Thai & MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hardon cracks the inside of Martins's front leg.
Hardon wants to clinch.
Martins swings for the body but Hardon moves out of range.
Hardon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little Hardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardon misses with an uppercut. Martins saw that one coming.
Hardon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martins counters with a leg kick.
Martins dips to his left and cracks Hardon with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon darts in and clinches Martins up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins scores with a hook to the body.
Hardon blocks a body shot from Martins.
Martins tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.
Martins misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Hardon.
Hardon tries to land knees in the clinch but Martins avoids the damage to the body.
Martins lands with a short shot to the head.
Martins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Martins misses with a punch to the body.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardon controls his hands.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon lands a knee to the head.
Martins lands with a light punch inside.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Martins blocks it.
Martins lands an uppercut.
Hardon blocks a body shot from Martins.
Hardon stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Martins blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardon controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardon prevents Martins from breaking the clinch.
Martins digs a right hand into Hardon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardon's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Martins.
Martins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardon lands with a left to the head.
Martins works on Hardon's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardon prevents a body shot from Martins.
Martins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martins scores with a nice head shot.
Martins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardon on the side of the head.
Hardon lands with a hook. Martins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martins throws out a leg kick but Hardon moves out of range and Martins only half commits.
Hardon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martins.
Martins checks a low kick from Hardon.
Hardon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardon ducks under a wild hook from Martins.
Martins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hardon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardon tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Hardon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with a wild body shot.
Hardon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martins swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardon.
Martins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardon lands a leg kick that knocks Martins off balance momentarily.
Hardon misses with the combination.
Martins misses with a straight left.
Martins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martins blocks a head kick by Hardon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martins is able to avoid easily.
Hardon misses with a looping right.
Martins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardon circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nuno Martins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martins just misses with a punch to the body.
Martins lands with a shot to the body.
Hardon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardon scores with a head kick.
Hardon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martins.
Hardon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardon in his tracks.
Hardon scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardon throws a leg kick but Martins checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardon blocks the leg kick.
Martins blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Martins tenderised Hardon's leg. Hardon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martins throws a head kick that misses.
Hardon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martins.
Hardon throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hardon - that will leave a mark!
Martins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Martins misses.
Martins swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardon.
Martins lands a body shot.
Little Hardon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardon blocks the leg kick.
Hardon moves out of range of the leg kick from Martins.
Hardon thumps Martins with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardon slips a straight right by Martins.
Martins tries to score with a low kick but Hardon moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Martins.
Martins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martins throws a head kick that half lands.
Martins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martins tries to land a front kick but Hardon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon throws a lazy head kick
and Martins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Martins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardon misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon connects with the punch.
Hardon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martins.
Martins looks to land a body kick but Hardon moved away.
Hardon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters circling a little - Hardon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martins tries to score with a low kick but Hardon moves his leg out of the way.
Hardon misses with a looping left.
Hardon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martins misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martins. That did some damage!
Hardon slips under a jab.
Martins swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardon.
Martins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martins throws a hook but Hardon blocks it.
Hardon misses with a body kick.
Martins checks a leg kick nicely.
Martins 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.
Hardon misses with a head kick.
Hardon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardon rushes Martins and presses him up against the cage.
Hardon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Hardon misses with a knee to the head.
Martins tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Nuno Martins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardon is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardon's elbow.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardon controls his hands.
Hardon stalling in the clinch but Martins improves position.
Hardon misses with a knee to the head.
Martins lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
Martins lands a body punch.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martins scores with a shoulder strike.
Martins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martins misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martins tries to work over Hardon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardon misses with a kick to the body.
Martins scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nuno Martins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Martins.
A head kick misses from Hardon.
Martins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Martins.
Little Hardon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martins connects with a body shot that sends Hardon's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardon. That's going to slow Martins down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardon, right into the meat.
Martins scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Martins.
Hardon is rocked!
Martins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardon is still on wobbly legs! Can Martins finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martins scores with a kick to the body.
Martins scores with a body shot.
Martins connects with a solid leg kick.
Martins darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Hardon's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Martins before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nuno Martins!
A relieved looking Nuno Martins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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