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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hardman (ranked 2174 p4p, 2337 weight class) and Loki Kvakkestad (ranked 310 p4p, 324 weight class). Kvakkestad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Contempt - Jucifer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loki Kvakkestad!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardman slips a jab from Kvakkestad.
Hardman throws a shot to the body.
Kvakkestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardman counters with a straight right hand.
Kvakkestad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kvakkestad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Kvakkestad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Hardman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hardman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kvakkestad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kvakkestad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardman misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvakkestad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hardman thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvakkestad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kvakkestad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kvakkestad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Hardman catches Kvakkestad right on the button with a cross.
Kvakkestad misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardman missing with a left hand there. Kvakkestad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kvakkestad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Kvakkestad does no damage.
Kvakkestad shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardman tries to sprawl out of it but Kvakkestad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brock Hardman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loki Kvakkestad.
Hardman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kvakkestad, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvakkestad misses with the head strike.
Hardman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardman can't find room to land a body shot as Kvakkestad controls the action.
Kvakkestad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvakkestad has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Kvakkestad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hardman can't find room to land a body shot as Kvakkestad controls the action.
Hardman has a couple of punches blocked by Kvakkestad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
A nice left hand lands by Hardman.
Kvakkestad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvakkestad blocking some punches.
Kvakkestad working aggressively here.
Hardman misses with a body punch.
Hardman lands with a light punch inside.
Kvakkestad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hardman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardman misses with a looping left.
Hardman is looking to clinch but Kvakkestad is avoiding it.
Kvakkestad throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brock Hardman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardman moves out of range as Kvakkestad strikes.
Kvakkestad moves forwards but Hardman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kvakkestad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Kvakkestad.
Hardman blocks a body shot from Kvakkestad.
Hardman lands a nice uppercut.
Hardman working aggressively here.
Kvakkestad struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardman controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
Kvakkestad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kvakkestad gets through Hardman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kvakkestad.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kvakkestad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kvakkestad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kvakkestad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hardman tries to clinch but Kvakkestad is having none of it.
Kvakkestad has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kvakkestad blocks a jab.
Kvakkestad gets tackled into the cage by Hardman. Hardman maintains the clinch.
Hardman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardman.
Kvakkestad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kvakkestad throws a head punch that misses.
Hardman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvakkestad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman blocks a body shot from Kvakkestad.
Brock Hardman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kvakkestad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hardman after a bit of a struggle.
Hardman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardman misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvakkestad wants a takedown.
Kvakkestad decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvakkestad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardman is one step ahead there.
Hardman controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two 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.
Hardman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kvakkestad is proving hard to escape from.
Kvakkestad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardman controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kvakkestad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kvakkestad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardman tries to clinch up
and Kvakkestad counters with a nice uppercut.
Kvakkestad looks to land a combination. Hardman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kvakkestad misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kvakkestad cracks Hardman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardman moves in looking to clinch but Kvakkestad pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Kvakkestad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kvakkestad.
Kvakkestad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kvakkestad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kvakkestad.
Loki Kvakkestad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kvakkestad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kvakkestad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvakkestad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardman checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Kvakkestad.
Kvakkestad works over Hardman's head and body with a nice combination.
Kvakkestad throws a head kick that half lands.
Kvakkestad swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardman.
Hardman gets a clinch.
Kvakkestad tries a body shot but Hardman blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loki Kvakkestad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hardman digs a good hook to Kvakkestad's body.
Kvakkestad misses with a combination
and Hardman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kvakkestad jumps guard but Hardman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kvakkestad scores with a hook to the body.
Hardman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardman misses with a body punch.
Kvakkestad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardman lands a nice uppercut.
Hardman lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvakkestad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardman's elbow.
Hardman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kvakkestad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvakkestad blocks an uppercut.
Kvakkestad misses with a body punch.
Kvakkestad tries to pull guard but Hardman won't allow it.
Hardman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvakkestad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kvakkestad working aggressively here.
Hardman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kvakkestad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kvakkestad throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardman.
Kvakkestad turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kvakkestad manages to end up in side control.
Hardman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvakkestad is looking to take a break and control but Hardman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kvakkestad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardman some visible discomfort.
Kvakkestad working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Kvakkestad's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hardman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Hardman defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Kvakkestad landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hardman is trying to buck Kvakkestad off.
You can see the frustration on Hardman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Kvakkestad's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kvakkestad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardman keeps working.
Hardman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
A lull in the action here.
Hardman is trying to buck Kvakkestad off.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kvakkestad throws a series of punches but Hardman avoids them all with ease.
Hardman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kvakkestad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kvakkestad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardman with a body shot.
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 Brock Hardman.
I think Hardman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brock Hardman!
Brock Hardman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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