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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hardy (ranked 1089 p4p, 1854 weight class) and Robby Cloud (ranked 120 p4p, 219 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cloud swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Cloud misses with a looping left.
Cloud swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Cloud takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Cloud jabs Hardy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Robby Cloud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cloud throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cloud pulls Hardy in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy stays in close to Cloud's body and controls the position.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cloud keeps moving.
Cloud trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cloud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cloud pulls Hardy in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cloud is on top in guard.
Cloud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy is adopting a defensive guard.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloud's guard.
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cloud can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cloud wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Cloud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy stays in close to Cloud's body and controls the position.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cloud keeps moving.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cloud is keeping the position for now.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cloud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Cloud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Cloud cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hardy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hardy trying to mount his opponent but Cloud defends it.
Hardy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hardy wants to control but Cloud is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Hardy seems content to control.
Hardy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cloud knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cloud defending well though.
Hardy is trying to control. Cloud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cloud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cloud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
Cloud is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hardy won't allow Cloud to sweep him here.
Hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cloud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cloud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Cloud is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's eight 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.
Cloud swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Cloud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cloud misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cloud sprawls and moves away.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Cloud's body. Cloud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cloud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cloud walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Hardy jabs Cloud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cloud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Cloud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cloud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robby Cloud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloud connects with a single shot there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Cloud with a hook.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloud's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cloud's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cloud.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cloud throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Cloud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robby Cloud will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cloud throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cloud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cloud lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cloud.
Hardy cracks Cloud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cloud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cloud takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Cloud.
Cloud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Hardy swings for the body but Cloud moves out of range.
Hardy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cloud defends well and Hardy ends up having to push Cloud into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hardy tries to score a body lock takedown but Cloud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardy.
Cloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardy.
Hardy wants a takedown but no success here.
Cloud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cloud stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cloud is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Cloud on the inside.
Hardy stalling the fight.
Cloud works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Cloud.
A nice left hand lands by Cloud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
Cloud breaks the clinch.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Cloud lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cloud.
It looks like Oliver Hardy has been cut.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
Hardy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
Hardy tries to counter with a takedown but Cloud is quick to defend against it.
Cloud scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cloud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. Cloud fights it but they end up in guard.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cloud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hardy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hardy wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy looking for a takedown.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cloud.
Cloud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
Cloud lands an uppercut.
Cloud lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Cloud.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cloud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cloud digs a right hand into Hardy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardy's gas tank.
Cloud lands a body punch.
Cloud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cloud scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Cloud.
Hardy tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy wants a takedown.
Cloud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cloud to score with a decent uppercut.
Cloud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloud misses with a series of wild punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cloud's guard.
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!
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Hardy lands a couple of digs.
Hardy trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Hardy won't allow Cloud to sweep him here.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cloud keeps moving.
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Cloud has wrist control.
Hardy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cloud controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cloud looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Cloud ducks down to avoid it.
Cloud misses with a wild combination.
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cloud won't be happy with that.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy trying to control the action but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Cloud is letting Hardy control him for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud gets back to half guard.
Cloud is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy controlling the action here.
Hardy thows a huge punch but Cloud dodges it nicely.
Hardy misses with a head shot. Cloud uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cloud keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud pulls Hardy in close to prevent any damage.
Hardy trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Cloud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cloud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Cloud.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Cloud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oliver Hardy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cloud lands with a shot to the body.
Cloud connects with a nice looking jab.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy tries to counter with a takedown but Cloud is quick to defend against it.
Hardy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Cloud throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cloud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Cloud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cloud throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Hardy is looking to wear down Cloud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cloud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Cloud.
Hardy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tests Cloud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
A cross from Cloud lands.
Cloud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloud misses the jab.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Cloud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Cloud circles away easily
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Cloud shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lunges at Cloud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cloud's hand.
Cloud scores with a shot to the body.
Cloud is looking to clinch.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab, jab by Cloud - just one landing.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cloud fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a body shot.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cloud looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloud throws out the jab.
Hardy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cloud sprawls and moves away.
Cloud misses with the combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy attempts a counter takedown but Cloud avoids it well and moves away.
Cloud tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Cloud connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cloud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cloud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardy counters with a takedown into side control.
Cloud tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
Cloud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloud wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Hardy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy landing a few strikes.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Cloud is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy moves into full mount!
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!
Hardy lands a big elbow.
Hardy landing punches.
Cloud is working to get back to half guard.
Cloud taking shots to the head.
Hardy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hardy cracks Cloud with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cloud really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cloud?
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardy lands with some strikes.
Hardy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cloud looks a forlorn figure.
Hardy postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cloud badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hardy around the waist but Hardy pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hardy is the winner by TKO! Hardy jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Hardy!
After winning the bout, Oliver Hardy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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