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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk has chosen This Fire Burns as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy thuds a left hand into Hawk's body.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
A left lands for Hardy.
Hardy slips a jab from Hawk.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Hardy ducks right into an uppercut from Hawk.
It looks like Marcus Hardy has been cut.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
It looked like Hardy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
We've been hearing reports that Hardy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hawk misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hawk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy slips a straight right by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy throws a big counter combination but Hawk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tim Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hawk on the side of the head.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Hardy does it's job there.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk catches Hardy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hardy throws a right hand that Hawk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawk also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hawk with a nice cross.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawk throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawk.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawk works over Hardy's head and body with a nice combination.
Hawk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardy is rocked!
Hawk misses with a combination
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk takes one to the side of the head.
Hardy defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk lands a jab to the nose.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hardy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hawk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hardy has got the better of the exchanges.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Hardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk misses with a hook
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands a jab.
Hawk tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy slips under a jab from Hawk.
Hawk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy catches Hawk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hawk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawk's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawk thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Hardy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy lunges at Hawk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawk's hand.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Hawk.
Hardy is looking for a counter combo.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy clobbers Hawk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
Hawk misses with a double jab.
Hardy lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hardy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy is looking for a counter combo.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Hawk misses with a left hand
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcus Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardy on the side of the head.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Hawk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hardy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawk momentarily.
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy digs a good hook to Hawk's body.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Hardy lands.
Hawk throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy slips a straight right by Hawk.
As Hawk looks to move away, Hardy throws a big counter combo but Hawk just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Hawk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy slips a jab from Hawk.
Hardy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Hawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawk misses with a straight left.
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk misses with a combination
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawk in his tracks.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy lands a jab to the head.
Hawk dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Tim Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hawk. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy is looking for a counter combo.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
A quick step to the side and Hardy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Marcus Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy jabs at Hawk's body.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcus Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardy slips a jab from Hawk.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
It looked like Hardy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hawk.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hardy moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hawk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hardy!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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