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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rado Kapusta (ranked 3050 p4p, 3398 weight class) and Salvatore Hardy (ranked 205 p4p, 218 weight class). Salvatore Hardy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rado Kapusta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Salvatore Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapusta wants to clinch.
Kapusta fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Kapusta tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kapusta tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapusta tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kapusta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Kapusta backs off Hardy throws a huge counter combo but Kapusta manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapusta tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Kapusta tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Kapusta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kapusta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kapusta drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Kapusta tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Kapusta lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Salvatore Hardy has been cut.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Kapusta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Kapusta.
Kapusta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Kapusta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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 dodges an elbow strike from Kapusta.
Kapusta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kapusta throws an elbow but misses.
Kapusta looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kapusta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Kapusta.
Kapusta lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
That has opened up Salvatore Hardy's cut even more.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Kapusta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Kapusta backwards.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Kapusta, against the cage.
Kapusta throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Kapusta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kapusta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Kapusta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy avoiding damage as Kapusta throws knees to the body.
Kapusta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Kapusta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rado Kapusta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Hardy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kapusta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Kapusta moves into the clinch successfully.
Kapusta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kapusta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Kapusta.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kapusta obliges.
Kapusta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapusta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Kapusta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapusta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kapusta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rado Kapusta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kapusta missing with knees to the body.
Kapusta lands a damaging elbow.
Kapusta missing with knees to the body.
Kapusta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kapusta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy avoiding damage as Kapusta throws knees to the body.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Kapusta.
Hardy avoiding damage as Kapusta throws knees to the body.
Come on Hardy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kapusta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Salvatore Hardy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Kapusta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapusta keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Kapusta slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kapusta wants to clinch but Hardy slips to the side
and Hardy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kapusta's knee momentarily.
Kapusta closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Kapusta tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kapusta wants to clinch but Hardy slips to the side
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kapusta tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Kapusta wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Kapusta gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hardy gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kapusta is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Hardy!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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