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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and paul wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tourniquet. paul wall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, paul wall!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wall moves into the clinch.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from wall.
wall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
wall fails with the takedown.
Hardy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and wall counters with a nice body kick.
Hardy closes the distance but wall moves to the side
and wall counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from wall as the two fighters clinch.
wall turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and wall manages to end up in side control.
wall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet.
wall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hardy to his feet.
wall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy clinches but wall breaks the clinch
and wall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wall.
wall breaks the clinch.
Hardy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy tries to clinch but wall moves away
and wall moves into the clinch.
wall jumps guard and drags Hardy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy looks to clinch
and wall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by wall.
Hardy is looking to stand up but wall isn't so interested in that idea.
wall tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
wall looks gassed!
wall throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for wall on the ground.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
wall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and wall moves into the clinch.
Hardy digs a right hand underneath wall's ribcage. wall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
wall blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wall gets control of Hardy's arms and successfully pulls guard. wall will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
wall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
wall has a closed guard, preventing Hardy from standing up.
wall trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy wants to stand but wall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
wall wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
wall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
wall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardy tries to stand but wall is controlling from the bottom.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardy tries to clinch
and wall counters by clinching up.
Hardy trying to control the position but instead, wall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardy into the cage.
wall breaks from the clinch.
wall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
wall fails to land the takedown.
Shawn Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of paul wall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and wall counters with a takedown into side control.
wall stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
paul wall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
wall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hardy to the mat! Hardy manages to get full guard.
wall wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
wall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
wall pushing down on Hardy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hardy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hardy closes the distance but wall moves to the side
and wall counters by moving into the clinch.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. wall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
wall takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
wall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into wall's ribcage.
wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy tries to clinch but wall moves away
and wall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
wall lands with a short shot to the head.
wall avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from wall.
wall avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
wall drags the fight down to the ground.
wall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
wall throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hardy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hardy closes the distance looking to clinch
and wall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
wall manages to break the clinch.
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling wall to score with a decent uppercut.
wall has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy closes the distance looking to clinch
and wall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hardy tries to kick wall off but wall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
wall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wall wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Hardy looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
wall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
wall decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
wall clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but wall avoids the damage to the body.
wall blocks a body shot from Hardy.
wall pulls guard.
wall will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
wall is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Hardy wants to get up but he can't break wall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
paul wall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and wall counters with a single leg into guard. Hardy didn't expect that.
Hardy wants to stand but wall is controlling the position.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and wall manages to pass to side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with wall in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wall passes to side control.
wall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wall advances nicely into full mount.
wall controlling his opponent.
wall wants to control the pace but Hardy is squirming around nicely.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
wall looking to control and managing it successfully.
wall punching from mount but Hardy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
wall trying to control but Hardy is having none of it.
wall won't let Hardy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
wall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
wall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
wall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hardy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to stand but he's just given wall his back.
wall is persistently looking for the submission but Hardy is defending it well.
Hardy covers up after that shot from wall.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Hardy looking very determined here, making life difficult for wall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy holding both wall 's hands and preventing any damage.
A bit of a pause in the action here. wall controlling the positon.
Shawn Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
paul wall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
paul wall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well wall 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... paul wall!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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