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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Hardy (ranked 4629 p4p, 25147 weight class) and Roberto Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 713 weight class). Marley has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOFu6b3w6c0 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roberto Marley looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roberto Marley!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marley swivels and escapes.
Marley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Marley tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marley up against the cage.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley blocks the elbow strike.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marley blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy digs a right hand underneath Marley's ribcage. Marley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Hardy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Marley shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy pushes Marley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Marley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marley blocks a body shot from Hardy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hardy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardy pushes Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marley dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marley can do to turn this around?
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
Greg Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marley's defenses.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Marley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Hardy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hardy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Marley 's eye.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marley or not.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy has Marley pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Hardy.
Hardy slowing the pace effectively.
Hardy lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy presses Marley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hardy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hardy is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Marley blocks it.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy stalling in the clinch.
Hardy presses Marley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy taking a breather.
Marley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marley dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marley prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardy just leaning against Marley, taking a breather.
Hardy stalls.
Hardy gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy has Marley pushed against the cage.
Hardy is working Marley over against the cage.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy gets through Marley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marley blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marley up against the cage.
Hardy stalling against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Hardy!
In defeat, Roberto Marley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Let's smoke some ganja maaan'.
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