Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DMMA 310 Temidare vs Kersikov
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1#
Cortez shoots for a takedown but Hardin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Hardin responds with a good body kick, but Cortez manages to step out the way in time.
A big right from Hardin misses.
Cortez misses with a left hand
letting Hardin counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
A lazy left from Hardin finds it's target.
Cortez avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardin circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Hardin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cortez.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Hardin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cortez stays in close to Hardin's body and controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardin's guard. #T1#
Cortez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cortez stops Hardin from getting back to his feet.
Hardin keeping hold of Cortez's head, controlling as best he can.
Cortez not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez stalling. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardin is staying active underneath Cortez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cortez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cortez trying to control the action but Hardin is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cortez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cortez misses with the combination. #T3#
Cortez throws a combination that misses
and Hardin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Hardin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez throws out a powerful jab.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Hardin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardin throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Hardin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
Hardin misses with a hook.#TD#
Cortez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hardin's guard.
Hardin is wriggling around but Cortez manages to pass to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#REVB##SUB#
Cortez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardin has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cortez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardin defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Don Cortez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hardin throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardin doesn't seem phased though.
Cortez punishes Hardin's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardin moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardin! But no joy.
Don Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardin walks into a stiff left hand from Cortez.
Cortez lands with a straight right. Hardin didn't see that one coming.
Hardin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez with a hook.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez slips a jab from Hardin.
Hardin throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez throws a hook but Hardin blocks it.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1##TD#
Cortez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hardin to the ground. Cortez is now in Hardin's guard.
Hardin pulls Cortez in to control the position.
Cortez landing some decent shots from guard.
Cortez trying to control but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Hardin wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cortez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cortez passes Hardin's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
Cortez wants to take a breather but Hardin is having none of it.
Hardin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hardin tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardin can do to turn this around?
Hardin controlling the position for now.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Hardin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Hardin is defending well. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Nice body kick from Hardin.
Hardin misses the shot to the body.
Cortez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardin.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Cortez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez throws a hook but Hardin avoids it easily.#TD#
Cortez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cortez is trying to control. Hardin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Hardin is looking to improve his position.
Cortez wants to control but Hardin is keeping him busy.
Hardin is looking to escape.
Hardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardin tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hardin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hardin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Cortez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
Hardin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Cortez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hardin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cortez is in Hardin's guard.
Cortez stands and throws Hardin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cortez trying to control the position but Hardin is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin trying to remain calm as Cortez controls from the top position.#T1#
An elbow from Cortez crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Cortez.#SUB#
Cortez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hardin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cortez but great work by Hardin.
Cortez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hardin tries to stand but Cortez is controlling his head.
Cortez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cortez is trying is best to control the position here.
Cortez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hardin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hardin's back!
Cortez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hardin is looking for a way out.
John Wesley Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hardin prevents Cortez from getting a body triangle.
Cortez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hardin. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.#SUB#
Cortez looking for the choke but no joy.
Hardin is trying to get back to his feet but Cortez has full control of the position and if anything, Hardin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cortez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hardin is looking for a way out. #T3#
Hardin covering up well under a barage of strikes. #SUB#
Cortez has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Hardin! Can he survive? No! He's out! Cortez gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Cortez!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: DMMA 300 Kersikov vs Okongwu
Date: Mar 10, 2024

#R1#
An inside leg kick lands from Oliva.
Hardin throws a hook but Oliva avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Hardin blocks the low kick.
Hardin throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardin throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliva counters with a good low kick that Hardin was not able to check.
Oliva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hardin checks the leg kick.
Oliva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
John Wesley Hardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardin misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oliva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliva connects with a crisp jab.
Hardin moves out of range of the body kick.
Oliva lands a leg kick that knocks Hardin off balance momentarily.#CL#
Oliva moves into the clinch.
Oliva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardin.
Oliva lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin blocking some punches.
Oliva throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardin. #BC2#
Hardin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardin throws an overhand right that lands on Oliva's shoulder, as Oliva tries to avoid the shot.
Oliva scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Hardin throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardin thinking.
Oliva stuns Hardin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oliva connects with a nice looking jab.
Hardin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Oliva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oliva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Oliva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
Oliva thumps Hardin with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliva.
John Wesley Hardin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardin slips under a jab.
Hardin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oliva. That one must have hurt.
Oliva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Oliva throws a push kick but Hardin slaps the foot to one side.
Hardin 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.
Nice shot lands for Hardin.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Oliva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oliva tried to score with a low kick but Hardin checks it.
Oliva cracks Hardin with a good jab.
Oliva throws a hook but Hardin blocks it.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Hardin.
Hardin takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Oliva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oliva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oliva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliva thows a huge punch but Hardin dodges it nicely. #T3#
Hardin is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliva trying to mount his opponent but Hardin defends it.
Oliva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardin defending well though.
Oliva wants to control but Hardin is keeping him busy.
Oliva trying to mount his opponent but Hardin defends it.
Oliva is looking to take a break and control but Hardin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliva content to control rather than advance.
Oliva not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hardin is refusing to be controlled, as Oliva sits in half guard.
Oliva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliva is trying to control. Hardin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oliva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oliva works his way into full mount!
Hardin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Oliva.
Oliva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oliva landing strikes from the mount and Hardin is in trouble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oliva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT2#It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Hardin swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Hardin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardin. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardin lands the left hand.
Oliva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oliva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardin defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin digs a good hook to Oliva's body.
Hardin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliva doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardin circles away. #T1#
Hardin throws out a loose jab but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardin throws out a loose jab but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardin manages to avoid it.
Hardin lands a jab to the nose.
Hardin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hardin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardin throws a hook to the side of Oliva's head but Oliva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Hardin.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Hardin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Hardin misses its intended target.
Oliva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biscuit Oliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Hardin missing with a left hand there. Oliva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Hardin throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardin misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliva. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva defending well as Hardin loads up on a big left hand.
Oliva slips under a jab from Hardin.
Oliva closes the distance and clinches up with Hardin, looking for a takedown. Oliva pushes Hardin against the cage but Hardin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oliva throws a hook but Hardin avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Hardin.
Oliva slips a jab from Hardin.
Biscuit Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardin misses with an uppercut.
Oliva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hardin looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
Hardin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardin.
Hardin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliva.
Hardin throws a looping overhand right but Oliva ducks down to avoid it.
Hardin swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliva.#T3#
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardin throws a hook but Oliva avoids it easily.
Oliva throws an overhand right that lands on Hardin's shoulder, as Hardin tries to avoid the shot.
Hardin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardin. That did some damage!
Hardin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Hardin throws a right hand that misses
and Oliva counters with a good low kick that Hardin was not able to check.
Hardin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardin can do to turn this around?
Hardin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliva doesn't seem bothered though.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Hardin.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardin throws a looping overhand right but Oliva ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Oliva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardin misses with a hook. Oliva ducked under it nicely.
Oliva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hardin just manages to avoid it.
Oliva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T4#
Oliva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Oliva.
Oliva throws a leg kick which misses Hardin's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardin tries to avoid it.
Oliva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardin misses with a straight right.
Hardin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliva. Oliva obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliva with a nice calf kick.
Hardin blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardin throws a hook to the side of Oliva's head but Oliva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardin misses with an uppercut
and Oliva counters with an inside leg kick.
Oliva ducks right into an uppercut from Hardin.
Nice cross by Hardin.
Oliva throws a low kick, looking for Hardin's leg but Hardin calmly moves out of range.
Hardin lands a nice shot that snaps Oliva's head back.
Hardin misses with an uppercut.
Hardin misses with a hook. Oliva ducked under it nicely.
Oliva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Wesley Hardin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Oliva lands a jab to Hardin's midsection.
Oliva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Oliva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oliva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Hardin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oliva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliva can pounce on him.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Hardin.
Hardin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oliva finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardin's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardin misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardin swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Oliva to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardin 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.
Oliva scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliva. That's going to slow Hardin down.
Oliva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Oliva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Hardin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Hardin misses with a hook.
Oliva wants to land a leg kick but Hardin is out of range.
Hardin looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
Oliva tries to land a leg kick but Hardin saw it coming and moves away.
Oliva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oliva is looking to slow Hardin down with leg kicks.
Oliva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Oliva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardin misses with a right hand
and Oliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oliva.
Hardin throws a hook but Oliva avoids it easily.
Hardin scores with a nice head shot.
Hardin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Oliva.
Hardin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliva can pounce on him.
Hardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardin misses the target.
Hardin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardin takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.
Hardin blocks a jab.
Hardin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardin swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Oliva counter with a right hand.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardin.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardin misses the target.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Hardin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oliva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oliva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardin misses with a hook. Oliva ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Oliva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Hardin throws a hook to the side of Oliva's head but Oliva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Oliva rushes Hardin and presses him up against the cage.
Oliva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardin wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliva won't allow it.
Oliva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardin takes a shot to the head.
Oliva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oliva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
You can see that Hardin has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Oliva presses Hardin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oliva struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardin controls his hands.
Oliva scores with a shot to the side of Hardin's head.
Oliva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Hardin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliva blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardin's elbow.
Oliva digs a right hand underneath Hardin's ribcage. Hardin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oliva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Hardin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliva.
A head punch on the inside from Oliva fails to land.
Oliva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardin's elbow.
Oliva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliva presses Hardin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardin.
Oliva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Oliva.
Oliva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardin working aggressively here.
Oliva lands with a short shot to the head.
Oliva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardin blocks a body shot from Oliva.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliva 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Oliva!
A relieved looking Biscuit Oliva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA 289 Mumba vs Nicoletta
Date: Feb 04, 2024

#R1#
Power slips under a jab from Hardin.
Hardin defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Hardin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Power misses.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Power clinches up against the cage.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Hardin misses with a body punch.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Power.
Hardin looks winded!
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardin or not.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardin's elbow.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Hardin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardins head.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Power.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power scores with a hook to the body.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
Hardin misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Power.
Power works on Hardin's body with a couple of short punches.
Power lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Power.
Power lands with a right to the head. #ROC#Hardin is rocked!
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardin is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?#T2#
Power scores with a shot to the side of Hardin's head.
Power lands a left hand.
Hardin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hardin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hardin drops to his knees and Power pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polish Power!
A victorious Polish Power thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
John Wesley Hardin was interviewed post fight and said 'This is a very disappointing loss for my camp. We'll bust our asses to improve and run this one back.'.

Event: DMMA 282 Cowan vs Greene
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
Tatum connects with a body shot.
Tatum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardin has time to react.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardin.
Hardin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardin.
Tatum has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tatum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardin.
Tatum clobbers Hardin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Tatum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT#It looks like Dredd Tatum has been cut.
Hardin misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Tatum misses.
Hardin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardin lands an overhand right.
Hardin lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardin throws a lazy right hand but Tatum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Tatum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hardin throws a lazy uppercut
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tatum scores with a hook.
Tatum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tatum blocks a jab.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.#T1#
Tatum 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.
Hardin throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.
Tatum misses with a looping left.
Hardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardin misses the target.
Tatum swings for the body but Hardin moves out of range.
Tatum throws a good cross that connects.
Hardin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Hardin blocks a jab.
Hardin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tatum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardin scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Tatum throws out a loose jab but Hardin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.#T2#
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardin manages to avoid it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hardin! Tatum is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wesley Hardin!
A victorious John Wesley Hardin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DMMA 274 Okungwu vs Temidare
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1#
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardin.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez cracks Hardin with a good jab.
Hardin walks into a stiff left hand from Cortez.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Cortez lands a nice hook to Hardin's body. Hardin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cortez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez connects with a body shot that sends Hardin's belly button to the back.#TD#
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cortez wants to free his trapped foot but Hardin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Cortez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cortez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hardin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortez is pressing down on Hardin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardin is holding on for now.
Cortez looks to land a strike but Hardin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cortez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cortez looking to sit in guard and control but Hardin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T2#
Hardin stopping the sweep attempt from Cortez.
Cortez pulls Hardin in close to prevent any damage.
Cortez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Hardin is looking to improve his position.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Hardin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez is really struggling to control Hardin but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T3#
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortez trying to control the action but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Cortez is looking to stall here but Hardin recovers full guard.
Hardin wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cortez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cortez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cortez stopping the sweep attempt from Hardin.
Hardin keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Cortez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hardin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cortez has Hardin in his guard.#REVB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cortez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardin is trying to maintain the position but Cortez is very close to passing his half guard.
Cortez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD#
Cortez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hardin's guard.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardin can do to turn this around?
Cortez trying to control but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardin's head.
Hardin wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Cortez trying to control but Hardin is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardin momentarily.
Hardin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
A punch lands to the side of Hardin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.#T2#
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardin's waist but Hardin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cortez off to one side.
Cortez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.
Hardin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardin sprawls well. Hardin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Cortez finds it's target.#T3#
Cortez connects with a crisp jab.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Hardin avoids nicely.
It seemed like Hardin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Hardin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Hardin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez throws the left hand but Hardin avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Cortez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hardin quickly recovers to half guard.
Hardin is refusing to be controlled, as Cortez sits in half guard. #T4#
Hardin wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Cortez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cortez wants to pass to mount but Hardin is defending the position.
Hardin is not content to let Cortez control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
Cortez dives in and scores a takedown into Hardin's guard.
Cortez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hardin keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cortez's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1#
Hardin being controlled here, momentarily.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hardin keeping full guard, as Cortez tries to pass.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez is fighting to break Hardin's control of his arms but Hardin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cortez sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Hardin misses.
John Wesley Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Wesley Hardin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
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.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Hardin misses.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cortez swings for the body but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Don Cortez has been cut.
Cortez misses with a wild combination. #TD#
Cortez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hardin napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Cortez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hardin is looking to regain half guard here but Cortez keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Cortez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cortez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cortez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cortez trying to control the action but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Hardin tries to improve position but can't.
Cortez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hardin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cortez controlling the pace.
Hardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cortez wants to pass to mount but Hardin is defending the position.
Cortez moves into full mount! Hardin won't be happy about that!
Don Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortez trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortez 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
Don Cortez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
John Wesley Hardin was interviewed post fight and said 'This is a very disappointing loss for my camp. We'll bust our asses to improve and run this one back.'.

Event: DMMA 268 Klimenko vs Kersikov
Date: Dec 03, 2023

#R1#
Hardin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirin. Kirin obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardin misses the target.
Hardin throws a lazy right hand but Kirin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardin.
Hardin throws a lazy right hand but Kirin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Kirin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hardin misses with a wild body shot.
Kirin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardin.
Kirin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardin is just out of range.
Kirin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good work by Kirin as he checks the leg kick.
Kirin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hardin jabs Kirin right on the nose. Kirin blinks but takes it well.#CUT2#It looks like Kokkoro Kirin has been cut.
Kirin tries to work over Hardin's front leg with a kick but Hardin checks it.
Kirin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardin.#CL#
Kirin has closed the distance and engaged Hardin in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kirin fails to land.
Kirin scores with a hook to the body.
Kirin tries to work over Hardin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirin tries a body shot but Hardin blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
Hardin tries to work over Kirin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirin. #T1#
Kirin has a couple of punches blocked by Hardin.
Hardin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirin.
Kirin throws a head punch that misses.
Kirin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardin.
Hardin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.
Hardin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirin.
A short right from Hardin.
Kirin misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kirin.
Kirin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Hardin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardin counters with a straight right hand.
Kirin sizes up Hardin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hardin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Kirin misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirin is just out of range.
Kirin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardin doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirin finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardin's head.
Hardin moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirin.
Hardin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Hardin misses with a wild body shot.
Hardin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardin slips under a jab.
Hardin throws out a counter right but Kirin avoids it with no problem.
Hardin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Kirin darts in and clinches Hardin up against the cage.
Hardin throws a head punch that misses.
Hardin misses with the head strike.
Hardin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardin.
A short right from Kirin on the inside.
Kirin blocking some punches.
Hardin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Kirin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardin.
Hardin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirin.
Hardin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirins head.
Kirin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirin blocking some punches. #T3#
Kirin misses with a punch to the body.
Kirin throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Kirin.
Hardin lands with a right to the head.
Kirin lands with a left to the head.
Kirin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardin's elbow.
Kirin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardin's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Kirin.
Hardin lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirin.
Hardin misses with the head strike.
Hardin digs a right hand underneath Kirin's ribcage. Kirin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kirin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirin misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kirin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hardin can turn it around.
Kirin presses Hardin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kirin misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Kirin lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirin throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardin takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like John Wesley Hardin has been cut.
Kirin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirin prevents a body shot from Hardin.
Kirin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardin.
Kirin blocks a body shot from Hardin.
Kirin blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Kirin.
A right hook to the body lands for Kirin.
Hardin looks winded!
Hardin can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kirin.
Kirin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirin misses with an elbow over the top.
Kirin throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirin lands a body punch.
Kirin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardin takes a shot to the head.
Kirin lands a nice uppercut.
Kirin digs a right hand underneath Hardin's ribcage. Hardin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kokkoro Kirin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirin.
Hardin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirin lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kirin.
Hardin misses with a body punch
and Kirin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirin cracks Hardin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kirin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardin throws a shot from downtown. Kirin moves away and avoids it.
Kirin tries to clinch but Hardin is having none of it.
Hardin misses with a wild body shot.
Hardin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirin finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardin's head.
Kirin clobbers Hardin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardin tries to work over Kirin's front leg with a kick but Kirin checks it.
A shot to the liver by Kirin. Beautiful body shot.
Kirin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardin can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kirin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirin scores with a hook.
Hardin is breathing heavily.
Kirin throws a leg kick but Hardin moved away.#T1#
Kirin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardin throws out a counter right but Kirin avoids it with no problem.
Hardin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kirin.
A shot to the body from Kirin misses
and Hardin counters with a three punch combo that has Kirin backing up. Kirin nods at Hardin to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirin.#KD#
Kirin lands a left and a right that send Hardin crashing to the mat, dazed. Kirin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Hardin is rocked!
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!
Kirin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirin finish him?
Hardin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirin Throws a clean left jab. Kirin Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Hardin's chin! Hardin crumbles to the ground and Kirin follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Kirin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kokkoro Kirin!
Kokkoro Kirin gave a mention to Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated John Wesley Hardin had this to say: 'This is a very disappointing loss for my camp. We'll bust our asses to improve and run this one back.'.

Event: DMMA 262
Date: Nov 10, 2023

#R1#
Hardin throws a jab but it's blocked by Beardsley. #CL2#
Beardsley darts in and clinches Hardin up against the cage.
Beardsley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardin walks away with a smile on his face. Beardsley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beardsley with the inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Beardsley.
Hardin loads up on a big right hand but Beardsley slips the punch.
Beardsley lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Beardsley.#CL2#
Beardsley closes the distance and pushes Hardin back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardin.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Beardsley controls the action. #TD2#
Beardsley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hardin uses from the top position.
Hardin wants to get up but he can't break Beardsley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Beardsley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardin wanted to stand there but Beardsley had control of the position. #T1##SUB2#
Beardsley has his foot on Hardin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardin works his way back into a safe position though.
Hardin wanted to stand there but Beardsley had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Beardsley has his foot on Hardin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardin works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Hardin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beardsley looking to control. #SUB2#
Beardsley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardin wants to stand but Beardsley is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
Beardsley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardin is aware though and is defending well.
Beardsley has control of Hardin's left arm, preventing Hardin from doing any damage.
Hardin wants to get up but he can't break Beardsley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#SUB2#
Beardsley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardin wants to stand but Beardsley is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
Beardsley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardin defends well.
Beardsley is trying to keep Hardin in close.
Hardin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beardsley is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB2#
Hardin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beardsley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardin has managed to get both his arms back between Beardsley's legs - danger averted.
Beardsley controls Hardin momentarily but Hardin frees himself. #T3##SUB2#
Beardsley has his foot on Hardin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardin works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Beardsley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardin defends well.
Hardin wanted to stand there but Beardsley had control of the position.
Beardsley trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Beardsley is looking for a triangle but Hardin pushes his legs off easily.
Hardin is looking to stand up but Beardsley won't let him. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hardin throws a hook but Beardsley blocks it.
Beardsley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardin throws out the jab.
Beardsley wants to counter the offense by Hardin and move into the clinch position.
Hardin misses with a looping left.
Hardin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Beardsley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardin clobbers Beardsley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Hardin lands a glancing blow to the side of Beardsley's head.
Hardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beardsley.
John Wesley Hardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Hardin misses.
Hardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beardsley.
A telegraphed right hand from Beardsley misses the target.
Hardin takes a swing at Beardsley's ribcage but misses.
Beardsley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Beardsley tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Hardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beardsley misses the shot to the body.
Hardin swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Wesley Hardin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Beardsley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Hardin throws a body punch but Beardsley moves out of range.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beardsley moves away.
Beardsley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hardin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL2#
Beardsley clinches.
Beardsley is trying to pull guard but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hardin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beardsley backwards.
Hardin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beardsley.
Beardsley jumps guard but Hardin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hardin gets through Beardsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#TD2#
Beardsley successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin tries to stand but Beardsley is controlling from the bottom. #T1#
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Beardsley is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beardsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardin.
Hardin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beardsley is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Beardsley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beardsley avoids the head kick by Hardin.
Hardin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beardsley.
Hardin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Beardsley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardin throws an overhand right that lands on Beardsley's shoulder, as Beardsley tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Beardsley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beardsley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beardsley misses with a left hand
and Hardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardin just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Hardin misses its intended target.
Beardsley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hardin.
Hardin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beardsley can do to turn this around?
Beardsley staying out of range there.
Hardin lands with a nice body punch.
Beardsley is breathing heavily.
Hardin misses with a wild body shot.
Beardsley counters with a body kick.
Beardsley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beardsley scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Hardin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hardin misses with an uppercut. Beardsley saw that one coming.#T3#
Hardin throws a looping overhand right but Beardsley ducks down to avoid it.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardin digs a good hook to Beardsley's body.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Beardsley moved out of range.#KD#
Hardin drops Beardsley with a beautiful combination! Beardsley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hardin is looking for the KO!#CUT#That has opened up Peter Beardsley's cut even more.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Beardsley moved out of range.
Hardin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beardsley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beardsley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beardsley is looking to clinch but Hardin is avoiding it.
Hardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beardsley. #KD#
Hardin lands a big uppercut and Beardsley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Beardsley looks OK. Hardin waves Beardsley back to his feet!#ROC#Beardsley is rocked!
Hardin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardin misses with an uppercut. Beardsley saw that one coming.
Beardsley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hardin.#T4##KD#
Hardin lands a big right hand that sends Beardsley crashing to the mat! Hardin stays standing though and waves Beardsley back to his feet!
Beardsley is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardin finish him?#CUT#The cut above Peter Beardsley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crack! Hardin connects with the perfect overhand right and Beardsley falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Hardin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Wesley Hardin!
During a confident post fight interview, John Wesley Hardin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 255 Bundy vs Holliday
Date: Oct 29, 2023

#R1#
Vyr looks to land a right hand but Hardin moved out of range.
We've been told by Hardin's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hardin moves away from the strike by Vyr.
Hardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vyr.
Vyr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vyr.#KD#
Hardin cracks Vyr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hardin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Vyr to stand back up!#ROC#Vyr is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Vlastimil Vyr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardin fakes the body blow, causing Vyr to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Vyr goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Wesley Hardin!
A very excited looking John Wesley Hardin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RISE 194: Goodman v Mesquita 2
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1#
Zweihander misses with a body shot.
Zweihander swings for the body but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin throws a body punch but Zweihander moves out of range.
Zweihander looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardin misses with a body shot
and Zweihander counters with a straight right hand.
Hardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zweihander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Zweihander misses.
Hardin throwing a counter right hand but Zweihander manages to avoid it.
Hardin throws a sloppy body shot
and Zweihander counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardin misses with a shot to the body
letting Zweihander counter with a right hand.
Hardin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zweihander manages to avoid it.
Hardin blocks a head kick by Zweihander.
Hardin cracks Zweihander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#It looks like Kurt Zweihander has been cut.
Zweihander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardin.
Hardin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zweihander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Hardin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Zweihander slips under a jab from Hardin.
Hardin throws a body shot but no joy.
Zweihander throws out a counter right but Hardin avoids it with no problem.
Zweihander misses with a straight right. #KD#
Hardin lands a big right hand that sends Zweihander crashing to the mat! Hardin stays standing though and waves Zweihander back to his feet!#ROC#Zweihander is rocked!
Hardin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zweihander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like John Wesley Hardin has been cut.
Zweihander has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hardin throws an off balance right hand #KD2#
and Zweihander counters with a nice right hand that sends Hardin toppling to the canvas! Hardin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zweihander finish him?!#ROC2#Hardin is rocked!
We've been told by Hardin's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BAM! Zweihander delivers a spinning backfist that drops Hardin like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kurt Zweihander!
After winning the bout, Kurt Zweihander thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, John Wesley Hardin stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is a very disappointing loss for my camp. We'll bust our asses to improve and run this one back.'.

Event: RISE 188: Brown vs Mesquita
Date: Jul 29, 2023

#R1#
Hardin scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one. #CUT#It looks like Yadiel Brown has been cut.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Hardin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardin misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Hardin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Hardin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but Hardin is wise to it.
Hardin looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hardin blocks the low kick.
Hardin misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Hardin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardin scores with a shot to the body.
Hardin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown walks into a jab.#CUT#That has opened up Yadiel Brown's cut even more.#T1##KD#
Hardin lands a big uppercut and Brown crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brown looks OK. Hardin waves Brown back to his feet!
Hardin drops Brown with a naaaaasty hook - Brown is in real trouble here! Hardin dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wesley Hardin!
John Wesley Hardin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RISE 180
Date: Jun 17, 2023

#R1#
Knudsvig scores with a body shot.
Knudsvig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
Hardin walks into a straight right hand from Knudsvig.
Hardin misses with a left hand
and Hardin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Knudsvig.
Hardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Knudsvig as he connects with a hook.
Knudsvig scores with a body shot.
Hardin misses with a right hand
and Knudsvig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knudsvig lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardin misses with an uppercut
letting Knudsvig counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knudsvig motions for Hardin to come forward. Knudsvig throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knudsvig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
A good leg kick by Knudsvig.
Jab by Knudsvig.
Hardin misses the body punch
and Knudsvig counters with a thumping low kick.
Knudsvig misses with an uppercut.
Hardin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardin cracks Knudsvig with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Knudsvig does it's job there.
Knudsvig has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A cross from Hardin lands.
Knudsvig is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big right from Hardin misses.
Knudsvig needs to keep his hands up - Hardin had a free shot at his head there.
Knudsvig lands with a right hand.
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!
Knudsvig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Hardin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knudsvig.
Knudsvig connects with a nice looking jab.
Knudsvig throws a looping overhand right but Hardin ducks down to avoid it.
Torbjørn Knudsvig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Knudsvig tenderised Hardin's leg. Hardin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knudsvig staying out of range there.
Knudsvig tries a low kick but Hardin avoids it.
Knudsvig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knudsvig throws out a counter right but Hardin avoids it with no problem.
Hardin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knudsvig throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardin.
A swing and a miss from Hardin.
Jab from Knudsvig.
Knudsvig slips a jab from Hardin.
Hardin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knudsvig counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Knudsvig misses with a looping left.
Knudsvig slips a straight right by Hardin.
Knudsvig is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardin with a body shot.
Hardin lands a nice looking body shot.
Knudsvig scores with a shot to the body.
Knudsvig works the jab nicely.
Knudsvig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knudsvig staying out of range there.
Hardin ducks right into an uppercut from Knudsvig.
Hardin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knudsvig throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hardin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knudsvig moves away.
Knudsvig throws out a counter right but Hardin avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Hardin's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T4#
The fighters circling - Knudsvig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knudsvig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardin walks into a stiff left hand from Knudsvig.
Hardin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knudsvig.
Hardin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knudsvig.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knudsvig.
Knudsvig throws a low kick but Hardin moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardin misses the target.
A good leg kick by Knudsvig.
Knudsvig throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hardin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torbjørn Knudsvig dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Knudsvig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Hardin gets tackled into the cage by Knudsvig. Knudsvig maintains the clinch.
Knudsvig throws an elbow that misses.
Hardin is trying to break free.
Hardin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knudsvig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knudsvig lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Knudsvig misses with some punches.
Knudsvig lands a shoulder strike.
Hardin pushes Knudsvig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardin misses with some punches.
Knudsvig can't find room to land a body shot as Hardin controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land. #BC#
Hardin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knudsvig scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Knudsvig. #T1#
Knudsvig looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Knudsvig is predictable there
letting Hardin counter with a right hand.
Hardin looks to score with a jab to the body but Knudsvig is just out of range.
Knudsvig misses with a right hand
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
Knudsvig takes a jab right on the kisser. #ROC#Knudsvig is rocked!
Knudsvig on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knudsvig is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardin finish him?
BAM! Hardin delivers a spinning backfist that drops Knudsvig like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). John Wesley Hardin!
A very excited looking John Wesley Hardin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RISE 172
Date: May 20, 2023

#R1#
Hardin throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Wilder counters with a takedown into side control.
Wilder working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wilder taking a breather here.
Wilder scores with punches from side control.
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardin keeps working.
Wilder creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hardin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder looks up at the clock and then as Hardin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wilder smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wilder wants to control but Hardin is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wilder. #T1#
Hardin being controlled for a moment.
Wilder throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wilder is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hardin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hardin can't do much from the bottom here.
Hardin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wilder.
Wilder working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wilder lands an elbow.
Wilder is staying tight to Hardin's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilder wants to control but Hardin is keeping him busy.
Wilder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wilder asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wilder working the ground and pound.
Hardin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardin dodges the ground and pound from Wilder.
Wilder happy to just control the position for now.
Wilder is working Hardin over with some ground and pound from side control. #T3#
Wilder wants to control but Hardin is keeping him busy.
Wilder throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wilder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wilder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardin keeps working.
Wilder throws an elbow but Hardin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wilder staying calm.#T4#
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.
Wilder trying to control the position but Hardin is working away.
Hardin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardin keeps working.
Wilder throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hardin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Wilder thows a huge punch but Hardin dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colton Wilder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Hardin misses with a wild body shot.
Hardin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilder.
Hardin throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.#CL2#
Wilder has Hardin up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land. #TD2#
Wilder manages to pull guard.
Hardin won't allow Wilder to sweep him here.
Wilder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardin's guard. #REVB#
Hardin wants to stand up but Wilder is controlling him.
Wilder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Wilder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilder slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hardin keeping moving, preventing Wilder from controlling successfully.
Hardin keeping full guard, as Wilder tries to pass.
Hardin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilder on the ground.
Hardin can't keep his opponent in guard - Wilder advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wilder wants to pass to mount but Hardin is defending the position.
Wilder not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wilder wants to advance to full mount but Hardin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Hardin keeps moving.
Colton Wilder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardin wants to stand and escape but Wilder is having none of it.
Wilder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Hardin.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Hardin misses the target.
Wilder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've been told by Hardin's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hardin misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Wilder darts in and clinches Hardin up against the cage.
Wilder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilder jumps guard but Hardin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilder goes for a takedown attempt but Hardin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Wesley Hardin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Wilder.
Wilder with a poor takedown
and Hardin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Wilder clinches up with Hardin and pushes him back against the cage.
Hardin tries to work over Wilder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Hardin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilder is looking for a takedown.#BC#
Hardin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Colton Wilder has been cut.#T4#
A big right from Hardin misses.
Nice defenses there by Wilder.
Wilder has his takedown stuffed
and Hardin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
John Wesley Hardin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilder tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Wilder clinches.
Wilder blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Wesley Hardin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colton Wilder's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilder is defended easily by Hardin.
Wilder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hardin throws a shot to the body.
Hardin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Wilder tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Wilder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hardin's guard.
Wilder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Hardin keeping moving, preventing Wilder from controlling successfully.
Wilder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilder sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardin's guard.
Wilder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardin's head.
Wilder works his way into side control.
Wilder throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wilder landing strikes.
Wilder misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wilder in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T2#
Wilder is looking to take a break and control but Hardin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilder postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Wilder.
Wilder tries to score with some ground and pound. Hardin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wilder misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wilder working the ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Wilder.
Wilder working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hardin on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T3#
Wilder is chipping away with strikes.
Wilder trying to control the action but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Hardin struggling a bit here.
Wilder working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hardin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hardin is letting Wilder control him for a moment.
Wilder throws an elbow but Hardin slips to the side and avoids it well.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardin is not content to let Wilder control the position.
Wilder landing strikes.
Wilder creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hardin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wilder trying to control the action but Hardin is working from the bottom.
Hardin dodges the ground and pound from Wilder.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilder sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hardin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hardin parries the strikes from Wilder easily there. Wilder is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hardin to escape. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Wilder scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colton Wilder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilder 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colton Wilder!
A relieved looking Colton Wilder thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: RISE 164
Date: Apr 22, 2023

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Bass. That snapped Hardin's head back.
A jab from Bass misses.
A little jabbing left from Hardin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Bass gets a clinch.
Hardin lands with a right to the head.
Hardin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bass lands a left hand.
Hardin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardin can't break the clinch.
Hardin working aggressively here.
Bass looking to stall.
Hardin misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bass controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Hardin.
Hardin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Bass on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bass - that landed with a thud.
Bass looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bass backwards. #T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardin has Bass pressed against the cage, preventing Bass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bass.
A hook to the body from Hardin.
Hardin misses with a punch to the body.
Bass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardin pushes Bass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Bass controls the action.
Hardin scores with a hook to the body.
Bass tries to throw a body punch but Hardin avoids it by throwing Bass back against the cage.
Hardin lands a left hand.
Hardin blocks an elbow strike from Bass.
Hardin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Hardin throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardin.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardin misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Bass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
The fighters circling - Bass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Bass cracks Hardin with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been told by Bass's head coaches at Punch Fit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bass is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardin! But no joy.
Sam Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardin staying out of range there.
Hardin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
Hardin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bass throws a looping overhand right but Hardin ducks down to avoid it.
Hardin throws out a counter right but Bass avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Hardin needs to keep his hands up - Bass had a free shot at his head there.
Bass swings widly with a right hand
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Bass lands.
Bass lands with a hook. Hardin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Bass drives through and clinches with Hardin against the cage. #BC2#
Hardin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bass looks to land a left hand but Hardin moved out of range nicely.
Hardin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bass looks to clinch
and Hardin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T4#
Hardin walks into a stiff left hand from Bass.
Bass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bass misses with a left hand
and Hardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Sam Bass has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bass thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Bass misses.
Bass lands a nice shot to the body.
Bass looks to throw the jab but Hardin is out of range.
Hardin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hardin takes one to the chin there.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sam Bass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Bass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hardin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bass misses with a right hand
and Hardin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardin.
Hardin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bass misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bass misses with an uppercut.
Bass misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Hardin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bass! Hardin lets Bass back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Bass moves into the clinch.
Hardin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bass blocking some punches.
Bass is stalling here. #T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardin blocks an elbow strike from Bass.
Bass trying to control the position but instead, Hardin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bass into the cage.
Hardin tries to throw a body punch but Bass avoids it by throwing Hardin back against the cage.
Bass trying to stall but Hardin improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardin.
Hardin is working Bass over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardin working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Hardin breaks the clinch.
Bass misses the jab.
Bass misses with a hook
and Hardin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardin counters with a right hand to the body. #T2#
Bass misses with a hook.
Hardin moves away from the strike by Bass.
Hardin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardin tries to move into range but Bass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bass swings widly with a right hand #KD2#
and Hardin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bass! Hardin lets Bass back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Bass is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardin slips a straight right by Bass.
A swing and a miss from Bass.
Hardin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bass throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardin counters with a big right hand! Oh Bass is in trouble here! Hardin follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wesley Hardin!
An out of breath John Wesley Hardin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: RISE 147
Date: Feb 26, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hickok misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Hardin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hickok looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardin is just out of range.
Hickok thows a leg kick but Hardin checks it
and Hardin counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickok misses the target.
Hardin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok punishes Hardin's body with a nice straight punch.
James Butler Hickok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardin takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Hickok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hickok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardin slips a straight right by Hickok.
Hardin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Hickok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like John Wesley Hardin has been cut.
A slow jab from Hickok misses its intended target.
Hardin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hickok lands with a good body shot.
Hickok misses with an uppercut. Hardin saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Hardin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hardin slips a jab from Hickok.
Hardin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hickok with a body shot.#T3#
Hickok looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardin is just out of range.
Hardin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Hickok misses
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like James Butler Hickok has been cut.
Hickok scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hickok throws a right hand that misses
and Hardin counters with a straight right hand.
Hardin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4#
Hickok misses with a looping right.
Hardin tries to move into range but Hickok moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hickok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickok's corner calls for a 1-2. Hickok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Hickok gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Butler Hickok dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hickok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Hickok lands with a shot to the body. #KD#
Hickok lands a big uppercut and Hardin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hardin looks OK. Hickok waves Hardin back to his feet!
Hickok swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hardin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Hickok.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickok is looking to clinch but Hardin is avoiding it.
It seemed like Hardin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Hickok misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hickok.
Hardin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hickok throws a poor cross that misses #KD2#
and Hardin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hickok! Hardin lets Hickok back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hickok throws a combination that misses
and Hardin counters with a big right hand! Oh Hickok is in trouble here! Hardin follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wesley Hardin!
A very excited looking John Wesley Hardin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RISE 139
Date: Jan 29, 2023

#R1#
Hardin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Rose tenderised Hardin's leg. Hardin is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardin checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardin misses the target.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Hardin throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Hardin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.#T1#
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose misses with a hook
and Hardin counters with a left to the body.
Hardin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Hardin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose is looking to clinch.
Rose lands with a nice body kick.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Hardin counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
We've been told by Hardin's head coaches at Punch Fit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Rose.#T2#
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardin is just out of range.
Hardin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hardin defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Hardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Hardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Hardin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardin at a distance. #T3#
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardin.
Hardin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose works Hardin's body with a nice hook.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
A counter left hand to the body from Hardin misses its target.
Hardin blocks a head kick by Rose.
Hardin throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.#T4#
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardin circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardin misses the target.
Hardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
It looked like Hardin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Hardin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rose - that will leave a mark!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Nice body kick there by Rose.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Hardin ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardin doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#It looks like John Wesley Hardin has been cut.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Hardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1##CL2#
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Hardin misses with the head strike.
Hardin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardin blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose prevents a body shot from Hardin.
Hardin tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Hardin back against the cage.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose blocks a body shot from Hardin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Hardin managing to block the knees to the body from Rose. #T2#
Hardin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardin tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Knees to the body from Rose.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Hardin tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Hardin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose digs a right hand into Hardin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardin's gas tank.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardin's elbow.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose gets through Hardin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Hardin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Hardin is blocking nicely.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardin or not.
Rose lands a right hand.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Hardin's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardin.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardin is trying to break free.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardin throws a head punch that misses.
Hardin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose working Hardin over with knees to the body.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Hardin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardin.
Hardin misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Hardin blocks it.
Rose tries to work over Hardin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Hardin.
Hardin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Hardin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Hardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardin.
A little feinted left hand from Hardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardin is just out of range.
Hardin slips a straight right by Rose.
Hardin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardin moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
A counter left hand to the body from Hardin misses its target.
Thomas Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardin.
Hardin is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rose.
Hardin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
John Wesley Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2##CL2#
Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Hardin controls the action.
Hardin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Hardin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Hardin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Hardin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Hardin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardin. #T3#
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Hardin tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Hardin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardin.
Hardin misses with a punch to the body.
Rose prevents Hardin from breaking the clinch.
Hardin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Hardin doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Hardin breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Rose clinches.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardin is defending well for now.
Hardin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardin has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardin.
Hardin misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Wesley Hardin.
Well Rose has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Rose!
Thomas Rose thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RISE 125
Date: Dec 16, 2022

#R1#
Hardin throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Hardin's ribs.
Hardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hardin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lewis throws a right hand that Hardin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardin also avoids with ease.
Hardin missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lewis defending well as Hardin loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardin throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Lewis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardin's hands.
Lewis cracks Hardin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardin scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#It looks like Lennox Lewis has been cut.
A slow jab from Hardin misses its intended target.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Hardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lewis.#T2#
That kick from Lewis tenderised Hardin's leg. Hardin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardin throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardin. That did some damage!
Hardin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis lands the left hand.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T3#
Hardin missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lewiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lewis.
Hardin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT#That has opened up Lennox Lewis's cut even more.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
Lewis tests Hardin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis connects with the punch.#T4#
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Hardin.
Hardin sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lewis's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lewis's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Wesley Hardin!
A very excited looking John Wesley Hardin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RISE 116
Date: Nov 13, 2022

#R1#
Montoya lands with a straight right. Hardin didn't see that one coming.
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Montoya dips to his left and cracks Hardin with an uppercut!
Hardin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montoya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
Montoya tries to clinch up.
Montoya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montoya lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya's corner calls for a 1-2. Montoya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hardin swats away the attempt to clinch by Montoya.#CL2#
Montoya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardin, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Montoya jumps guard but Hardin stands there with Montoya around his waist. Montoya gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Montoya is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Montoya has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hardin after a bit of a struggle.
John Wesley Hardin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fezzik Montoya.
Montoya jumps guard but Hardin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Montoya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Montoya has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Montoya tries to pull guard but Hardin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Montoya is trying to drag Hardin to the mat but Hardin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Montoya blocks a body shot from Hardin.
Hardin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Montoya looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Hardin.
Hardin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardin.
Hardin lands a body shot.
Hardin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montoya backwards. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardin tries a body shot but Montoya blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Hardin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardin lands a right hand.
Hardin lands a shoulder strike.
Hardin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montoyas head.
Hardin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardin lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardin.
A short body shot lands from Hardin as the two fighters clinch.
Hardin lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Hardin as the two fighters clinch.
Hardin cracks Montoya with a nice body shot.
Hardin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardin.
Hardin is working Montoya over against the cage.
Montoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Montoya takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Hardin lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hardin.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardin.
Hardin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Hardin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montoyas head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardin.
Hardin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Hardin on the inside. #ROC#Montoya is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardin.
Montoya is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardin finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardin.
Hardin digs a right hand into Montoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montoya's gas tank.
Hardin lands a shoulder strike.
Hardin lands with a light punch inside.
Hardin cracks Montoya with a nice body shot.
Hardin lands a left hand.
Hardin digs a right hand into Montoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montoya's gas tank. #KD#
Hardin drops Montoya onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Montoya is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#T4#
A right hand to the body from Hardin.
Hardin digs a right hand into Montoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montoya's gas tank.
Hardin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Montoya or not.
Montoya seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Montoya controls the action.
Montoya is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardin.
Hardin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardin lands an uppercut.
Hardin creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Montoya drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Wesley Hardin!
A very excited looking John Wesley Hardin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RISE 105: Axelsen v Cejka II
Date: Oct 07, 2022

#R1#
Gregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardin tries to clinch up.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gregor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gregor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardin.
Hardin lands with a good body shot.
Hardin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardin scores with a shot to the body.
Hardin lands a nice shot that snaps Gregor's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
Hardin lands a big right hand that sends Gregor crashing to the mat! Hardin stays standing though and waves Gregor back to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Jimbo Gregor has been cut.
Hardin cracks Gregor with a hook to the temple - Gregor is on wobbly legs here! Hardin swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gregor falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hardin wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Wesley Hardin!
Our winner, John Wesley Hardin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Outlaw Test 1
Date: Nov 16, 2021

#R1#
Van Vlek slaps away a takedown attempt from Parker, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Van Vlek gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Vlek wants to stand but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker cracks Van Vlek with a solid left hand.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Vlek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Van Vlek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Parker passes Van Vlek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Parker stalling.
Van Vlek is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker is pressing down on Van Vlek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Van Vlek is holding on for now.
Parker throwing shots but Van Vlek is blocking nicely.
Parker throwing shots but Van Vlek is blocking nicely. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Vlek wants to improve his position but Parker is controlling well.
Parker trying to pass the guard but Van Vlek defending well.
Parker prevents Van Vlek from improving his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Parker tries to pass to full mount but Van Vlek defends it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Vlek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parker sprawls well. Parker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Vlek gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Parker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Vlek quickly recovers to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parker 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 10:9
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 10:9
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Parker!
Our winner, Benny Parker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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