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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jed Knight (ranked 1405 p4p, 195 weight class) and Outlaw Hardy (ranked 1445 p4p, 200 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jed Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Outlaw Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Knight lands a jab.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight lands with an overhand left.
Hardy tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it.
Outlaw Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy body kick from Hardy
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knight throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Knight scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knight is looking to land body kicks.
Knight slips under a jab.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Hardy misses.
It looked like Knight was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hardy.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy body kick from Hardy
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight lands a head kick. Hardy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Knight misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight 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.
A lazy left from Knight finds it's target.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Knight lands a nice looking body kick.
Knight misses with a hook.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good work by Knight as he checks the leg kick.
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight jabs Hardy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight jabs Hardy right on the nose. Hardy blinks but takes it well.
Hardy thuds his right hand into Knight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knight throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Hardy moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight cracks Hardy with an open hand slap.
Knight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
Hardy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Nice cross by Knight.
Hardy throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Knight dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.
Knight lands with a hook. Hardy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hardy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Hardy moves his leg out of the way.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy throws a series of strikes that have Knight backpedaling.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hardy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Knight has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Knight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot by Knight.
Knight throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy throws a counter combo.
Knight looks to throw a body kick
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knight's calf.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy misses with a kick to the body.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hardy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knight - the referee stops the clock and Hardy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knight. Hardy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Knight thows a body kick. Hardy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Knight's head.
Hardy thuds his right hand into Knight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Hardy tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
Knight throws a solid leg kick but Hardy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knight.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy slips under a jab from Knight.
Hardy throws a leg kick
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Hardy slips under a jab from Knight.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Knight blocks a jab.
Knight scores with a nice body kick.
Hardy tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy stuns Knight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy misses with a body shot
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Knight connects with a jab.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight lands the left hand.
Knight misses with a kick to the body.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Knight. Hardy shrugs it off though.
Knight slips under a jab from Hardy.
Knight half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Knight.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy lands with a hook. Knight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
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 Jed Knight will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Hardy lands a jab to the head.
Hardy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
Knight throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight slips a jab from Hardy.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Hardy moved away.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Hardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Knight in the body.
Knight throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a low kick, right behind Hardy 's knee.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardy.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Hardy throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight works over Hardy's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Outlaw Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Knight avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Knight avoids a kick to the body.
Hardy defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Jed Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy tries to score with a low kick but Knight moves his leg out of the way.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Knight scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Hardy throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Knight as he connects with a hook.
Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Hardy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knight lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Jed Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight scores with a head kick.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Hardy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Hardy takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardy.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knight 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Knight!
In his post fight interview, Jed Knight gave a big smile as he said 'i just want say thank you to all my sponsors, Aspire for making me feel at home here. On to the next one.'.
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