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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Outlaw Hardy (ranked 1281 p4p, 2651 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 153 p4p, 301 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Outlaw Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy looking to score a takedown here. Wilder is defending well but Hardy drives through and ends up in Wilder's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilder working a defensive guard here.
Wilder wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder is pulling down on Hardy's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardy, at least for the moment.
Hardy passes Wilder's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder controlling the position for now.
Wilder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardy cracks Wilder with a solid left hand.
Hardy wants to stand but Wilder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 sweep but no luck.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilder.
Wilder throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Wilder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Wilder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hardy dives in and grabs Wilder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilder pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilder throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Wilder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilder.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Wilder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Outlaw Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy decides to pull guard.
Wilder stands up from Hardy's guard - Wilder perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wilder throws a leg kick
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wilder tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Wilder tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilder swivels and escapes.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilder as he avoids it easily.
Wilder unleashes a big counter combination but Hardy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wilder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilder was covering up waiting for the punch and Hardy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wilder pushes Hardy off and gets back to his feet.
Wilder takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Wilder will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilder tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Wilder sprawls well.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Wilder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice elbow from Wilder.
Wilder can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Wilder has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilder is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy wants to break free but Wilder has control.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wilder pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Outlaw Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Wilder lands but Hardy takes it in his stride.
Jack Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilder moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hardy showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilder kicks off Hardy and gets to his feet.
Hardy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Outlaw Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wilder sprawls well initially but Hardy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilder has one foot on Hardy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy dives in for a single leg takedown but Wilder sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An inside leg kick from Wilder misses.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilder has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilder.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilder.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wilder gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wilder breaks from the clinch.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Wilder.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilder rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilder tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilder scores with a jab. Hardy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wilder throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Wilder.
Wilder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilder drives through with a takedown into Hardy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hardy pushes Wilder off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Wilder tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and Wilder moves into the clinch.
Hardy gets control of Wilder's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hardy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilder wanted to stand there but Hardy had control of the position.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilder is one step ahead there.
Wilder decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hardy, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Wilder with an uppercut!
Wilder has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilder is looking to clinch.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Wilder shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Outlaw Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder lands a head kick. Hardy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hardy misses with a takedown
and Wilder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Wilder, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Wilder against the cage but Wilder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Wilder. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Wilder on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wilder.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilder.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilder.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy moves into range and clinches up with Wilder.
Wilder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardy is defended easily by Wilder.
Wilder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wilder moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Wilder backing up. Wilder nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Wilder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilder moves into the clinch.
Hardy drags the fight down to the ground.
Outlaw Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder wants to stand but Hardy is controlling the position.
Hardy controlling from the top position.
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 Outlaw Hardy.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Wilder!
Jack Wilder thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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