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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergi Hardenov (ranked 3388 p4p, 321 weight class) and Xavier Pearce (ranked 5115 p4p, 392 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergi Hardenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hardenov.
The fighters circling - Hardenov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearce looks to land a left hand but Hardenov moved out of range nicely.
Pearce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Pearce misses its intended target.
Hardenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearce.
Hardenov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hardenov throws a hook to the side of Pearce's head but Pearce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Hardenov's head coaches at Bad Education that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hardenov lands with an uppercut that bounces Pearce off the cage and back into range.
Hardenov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearce misses with a looping right.
Pearce throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardenov.
Pearce misses with a hook. Hardenov ducked under it nicely.
Pearce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearce misses with a two punch combination.
Hardenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearce is just out of range.
Hardenov ducks under a wild hook from Pearce.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardenov misses the target.
Pearce misses with a hook. Hardenov ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardenov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pearce looks to land a combination but Hardenov avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardenov!
Pearce drops his hands momentarily and Hardenov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pearce walks into a left hand.
Hardenov swings for the body but Pearce moves out of range.
Pearce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearce throws a body punch but Hardenov moves out of range.
Pearce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardenov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardenov ducks under a wild hook from Pearce.
Pearce swings widly with a right hand
and Hardenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Pearce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pearce throws a right hand that misses
and Hardenov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pearce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardenov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearce scores with the left hand. Hardenov knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardenov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardenov.
Hardenov lands a jab.
Hardenov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearce manages to avoid it.
Pearce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearce.
Pearce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardenov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardenov. Pearce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardenov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pearce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearce throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Pearce misses its intended target.
Pearce misses with a double jab.
Hardenov misses with a hook.
Pearce misses with a right hand
and Hardenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Pearce misses with a hook.
Xavier Pearce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearce takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pearce throws an off balance right hand
and Hardenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Pearce.
Pearce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearce throws a series of punches but Hardenov moves out of range.
Hardenov swings for the body but Pearce moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearce misses with a hook. Hardenov ducked under it nicely.
Pearce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardenov.
Hardenov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearce was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardenov.
Hardenov lands a glancing blow to the side of Pearce's head.
Pearce throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearce throws out the jab.
Hardenov with a jab.
Pearce avoids the body shot from Hardenov.
Pearce's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pearce duly obliges.
It looks like Sergi Hardenov has been cut.
Hardenov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pearce misses with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pearce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearce throws a right and a left that Hardenov avoids nicely.
Pearce throws a looping overhand right but Hardenov ducks down to avoid it.
Pearce misses with a hook
and Hardenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardenov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardenov.
Hardenov takes a swing at Pearce's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Pearce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardenov connects with a looping right hand.
Pearce throws a hook but Hardenov avoids it easily.
Pearce misses with a looping right.
Hardenov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hardenov staying out of range there.
As Pearce tries to get set, Hardenov tries to push him back and clinch up but Pearce manages to avoid the attempt.
Pearce throws a combination that misses
and Hardenov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Hardenov - just one landing.
Hardenov slips a straight right by Pearce.
Nice body punch from Hardenov.
Hardenov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Pearce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardenov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardenov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardenov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardenov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearce.
Pearce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardenov manages to avoid it.
Hardenov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergi Hardenov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergi Hardenov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pearce throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardenov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardenov missing with a left hand there. Pearce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearce throws an overhand right that lands on Hardenov's shoulder, as Hardenov tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Hardenov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardenov blocks a jab.
A combination from Pearce does no damage.
Pearce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pearce misses with a right hand
and Hardenov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardenov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearce might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hardenov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardenov. Pearce does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Hardenov. Beautiful body shot.
Hardenov just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pearce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardenov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardenov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pearce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pearce throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardenov misses with a body shot.
Sergi Hardenov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardenov misses the shot to the body.
Pearce misses with a looping right.
Pearce looks to throw the jab but Hardenov is out of range.
Hardenov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pearce ducks right into an uppercut from Hardenov.
Hardenov slips a straight right by Pearce.
Pearce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardenov scores with a decent looking hook.
Pearce throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearce throws a combination that misses
and Hardenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Pearce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardenov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pearce misses with an uppercut
and Hardenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardenov.
Hardenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearce was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardenov.
Pearce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pearce throws a lazy right hand but Hardenov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardenov is looking to counter punch.
Hardenov throws a body punch but Pearce moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hardenov finds it's target.
Pearce avoids the body shot from Hardenov.
A little jabbing left from Pearce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pearce throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hardenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearce swings widly with a right hand
and Hardenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardenov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pearce throws the left hand but Hardenov avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Hardenov misses its target.
Pearce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearce throws a combination. Hardenov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hardenov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pearce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardenov.
Pearce ducks under a wild hook from Hardenov.
Hardenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearce was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardenov.
Pearce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardenov.
Hardenov works the jab nicely.
Pearce looks to land a left hand but Hardenov moved out of range nicely.
Hardenov misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce slips under a jab.
Pearce now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pearce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Hardenov misses.
Pearce throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardenov counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardenov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sergi Hardenov's cut is getting worse.
Pearce gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab lands there for Pearce.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pearce might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hardenov has got the better of the exchanges.
Pearce throws the left hand but Hardenov avoids the punch easily.
Hardenov staying out of range there.
Hardenov scores with a body shot.
Pearce throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardenov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pearce thinking.
Pearce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardenov momentarily.
Pearce misses with a looping right.
Hardenov misses with an uppercut.
Pearce is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardenov with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearce swings widly with a right hand
and Hardenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Pearce shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pearce thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce throws a lazy right hand but Hardenov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pearce throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardenov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearce is breathing heavily.
Pearce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardenov.
Hardenov slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hardenov.
Hardenov jabs at Pearce's body.
Pearce throws out a loose jab but Hardenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearce misses with a left hand
and Hardenov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardenov scores with the left hand. Pearce knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Pearce.
Pearce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardenov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearce misses with a left hand
and Hardenov counters with a left to the body.
Hardenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearce was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardenov.
Pearce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardenov.
Pearce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergi Hardenov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergi Hardenov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pearce misses with a hook
and Hardenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardenov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pearce in his tracks.
Hardenov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheers as Pearce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardenov doesn't seem phased though.
Pearce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardenov.
Hardenov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Pearce.
Hardenov looks to throw the jab but Pearce is out of range.
Hardenov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearce manages to avoid it.
Hardenov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardenov lands with a shot to the body.
Pearce scores with the left hand. Hardenov knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Pearce catches Hardenov right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardenov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearce.
Hardenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearce throws out the jab.
Pearce misses with a hook
and Hardenov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearce throws a shot from downtown. Hardenov moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearce is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Hardenov there.
Hardenov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearce.
Pearce drops his hands momentarily and Hardenov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pearce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearce throws a shot from downtown. Hardenov moves away and avoids it.
Hardenov connects with a single shot there.
Hardenov works the jab nicely.
Pearce swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Pearce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardenov throws out the jab.
Hardenov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pearce in his tracks.
Pearce moves forwards but Hardenov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearce misses with a hook
and Hardenov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pearce avoids the body shot from Hardenov.
A little jabbing left from Pearce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Hardenov - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce needs to keep his hands up - Hardenov had a free shot at his head there.
Pearce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearce.
Pearce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardenov counters with a left to the body.
Pearce lands a jab-cross combination.
Pearce throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardenov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pearce avoids the body shot from Hardenov.
Despite the aggression on Pearce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hardenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearce throws out the jab.
Pearce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Hardenov.
Pearce throws a hook but Hardenov blocks it.
Pearce misses with an uppercut. Hardenov saw that one coming.
Pearce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearce misses with a hook
and Hardenov counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardenov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pearce at a distance.
Hardenov misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardenov.
Hardenov throws a body punch but Pearce moves out of range.
Hardenov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pearce doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearce throws an overhand right that lands on Hardenov's shoulder, as Hardenov tries to avoid the shot.
Pearce's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardenov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pearce scrambles back to his feet.
Hardenov slips a straight right by Pearce.
Hardenov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pearce lands with a hook. Hardenov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pearce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardenov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pearce throws a big shot that misses.
Pearce with a hook.
Hardenov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pearce under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardenov misses with an uppercut.
Pearce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardenov finds it's way round the side to connect with Pearce's head.
Hardenov slips a straight right by Pearce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardenov staying out of range there.
Hardenov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardenov clinches with his opponent.
Hardenov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardenov ducks under a wild hook from Pearce.
Pearce throws a hook but Hardenov avoids it easily.
Pearce misses with a looping right.
Pearce looks to land a left hand but Hardenov moved out of range nicely.
Pearce swings widly with a right hand
and Hardenov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pearce throws a lazy right hand but Hardenov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pearce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardenov doesn't seem bothered though.
Sergi Hardenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearce is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearce swings widly with a right hand
and Hardenov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hardenov slips a jab from Pearce.
Pearce misses with a double jab.
Xavier Pearce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardenov connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergi Hardenov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardenov 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergi Hardenov!
A very excited looking Sergi Hardenov 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.
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