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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Bass (ranked 1680 p4p, 1655 weight class) and John Wesley Hardin (ranked 201 p4p, 195 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wesley Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Bass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Bass drives through and clinches with Hardin against the cage.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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
and Hardin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bass! Hardin lets Bass back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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