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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Outlaw Hardy (ranked 2491 p4p, 284 weight class) and Jay Steve (ranked 1934 p4p, 234 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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176 lbs
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177 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Outlaw Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Steve!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steve has managed to clinch.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Steve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardy.
Steve misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steve digs a right hand into Hardy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardy's gas tank.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Steve lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve lands a right hand.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hardy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steve can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Steve.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Steve knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardy throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Steve moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardy.
Steve throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy misses with some punches.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Steve prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Steve tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Steve prevents a body shot from Hardy.
A right handed body shot lands from Steve.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Steve.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Steve is working Hardy over against the cage.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
Steve blocks the body kick.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve pushes Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Steve lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve pushes Hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steve takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardy darts in and clinches Steve up against the cage.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Jay Steve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Steve.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Steve digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Steve tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Steve.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Steve tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Steve blocks a body shot from Hardy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Steve tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve prevents a body shot from Hardy.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy pushes Steve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Steve coming out on top.
Steve tries to clinch
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Hardy seems unphased.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steve momentarily.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jay Steve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Steve misses with a hook.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Steve with a hook.
Steve has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Steve.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Steve tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Steve prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Steve.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Steve.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Outlaw Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve pushes Hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Steve digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steve.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jay Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve is working Hardy over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Steve.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steve 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Steve!
Jay Steve made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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