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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Beckham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beckham fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckham tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beckham throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Beckham tries to score with a low kick but Hardy moves his leg out of the way.
Beckham is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Beckham lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Harrison Hardy has been cut.
Beckham darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
Beckham gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Beckham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hardy is looking to chop away at Beckham's legs.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
Hardy swings for the body but Beckham moves out of range.
Beckham throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Beckham.
Beckham is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beckham wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy content to stall in guard here.
Hardy won't allow Beckham to get back to his feet.
Beckham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beckham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy won't allow Beckham to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beckham throws a one two combo.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beckham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beckham misses with a straight right.
Beckham wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Beckham shows good takedown defense.
Brad Beckham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harrison Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckham moves away.
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beckham to score with a decent uppercut.
Brad Beckham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy checks a low kick from Beckham.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beckham is looking to clinch.
Beckham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beckham sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Beckham throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Beckham shows good takedown defense.
Beckham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Beckham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beckham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham is looking to score with low kicks.
Beckham throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Beckham slips the punch.
Beckham tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Beckham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beckham misses with a looping left.
Beckham misses with a low kick.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Beckham does it's job there.
Beckham doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Beckham tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beckham wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Beckham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Hardy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Beckham misses its intended target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hardy.
Hardy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Beckham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beckham wants to get back to his feet.
Beckham is not content to let Hardy control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beckham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hardy controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beckham tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beckham is trying to break free.
Hardy keeps control of Beckham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beckham wants to break free but Hardy has control.
Hardy is trying to drag Beckham to the mat but Beckham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Beckham.
Hardy jumps into guard, dragging Beckham to the mat.
Beckham stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Beckham defends easily.
Beckham has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hardy is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beckham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beckham is looking to stand up but Hardy won't let him.
Hardy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beckham is looking to stand up but Hardy won't let him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckham.
Beckham scores with a nice right hand.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Beckham is out of range.
Beckham misses with a looping right.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beckham was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Beckham in a clinch.
Hardy prevents Beckham from breaking the clinch.
Beckham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beckham throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beckham tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
A punch combination from Beckham misses.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beckham defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy stops Beckham from getting back to his feet.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Beckham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harrison Hardy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy moves out of range of the leg kick from Beckham.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckham throws out the jab.
Beckham throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Beckham throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beckham scores with a nice strike.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beckham misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hardy lands in his opponent's guard.
Beckham wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Beckham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beckham tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hardy prevents Beckham from getting the reversal.
Beckham slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Beckham tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beckham is looking to escape.
Hardy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Beckham tries to improve his position but instead Hardy has taken his back!
Hardy looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham wants to get back to his feet.
Beckham trying to control the hands but Hardy won't let him.
Beckham holding both Hardy 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beckham is trapped and Hardy is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Beckham wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy controls the position.
Beckham tries to escape but Hardy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckham controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hardy has his opponent's back but Beckham is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Harrison Hardy just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Harrison Hardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beckham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beckham tries to clinch up.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beckham.
Hardy scores with a takedown into Beckham's guard.
Hardy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Beckham has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hardy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beckham as he avoids it easily.
Brad Beckham is winning the standup battle so far.
Beckham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beckham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beckham pulls Hardy in to control the position.
Beckham is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Beckham keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Beckham is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Beckham manages to get underhooks.
Beckham wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.
Beckham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hardy prevents Beckham from breaking the clinch.
Beckham has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Beckham stops a takedown attempt from Hardy.
Brad Beckham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harrison Hardy.
Beckham lands with a left to the head.
Beckham is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beckham down to the mat. Beckham avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beckham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardy.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beckham rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Beckham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beckham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beckham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beckham throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Beckham throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Beckham. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Beckham misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.
Beckham throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Beckham avoids it.
Beckham tries to clinch
and Hardy counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Beckham is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham manages to get back to half guard.
Beckham is trying to stand.
Hardy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beckham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beckham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beckham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Harrison Hardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harrison Hardy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Beckham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy misses the jab.
Beckham throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Beckham throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hardy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hardy trying to control the position but Beckham is working away.
Beckham tries to control but Hardy manages to take his back.
Beckham breaks Hardy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Beckham is looking to stand up but Hardy won't let him.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Beckham from controlling successfully.
Harrison Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beckham stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Beckham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardy checks it well.
Hardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beckham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beckham misses with the combination.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy prevents Beckham from breaking the clinch.
Beckham wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy is trying to trip Beckham. He has hold of a leg but Beckham is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hardy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Beckham looking to control.
Beckham wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
Beckham looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hardy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hardy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Beckham defends it well.
Hardy wants to work for an arm triangle but Beckham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beckham wants to get back to his feet.
Harrison Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham strikes from the bottom but Hardy uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Beckham is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hardy off and has taken his back!
Hardy can't escape the position.
Beckham is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Brad Beckham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckham has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hardy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Beckham is striking well from the back but Hardy escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hardy gets full guard.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beckham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardy's guard.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hardy trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Hardy! Harrison Hardy retains his featherweight title!
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