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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 2569 p4p, 2283 weight class) and Alkiviadis Samaras (ranked 220 p4p, 194 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alkiviadis Samaras!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samaras wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Samaras.
Hardman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Samaras. That snapped Hardman's head back.
Samaras has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardman finds it's way round the side to connect with Samaras's head.
Hardman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Samaras takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Samaras takes a swing at Hardman's ribcage but misses.
Hardman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Samaras misses with a straight right.
Samaras misses with a body shot.
Hardman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Samaras with a nice calf kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hardman. Those never looked like landing.
Hardman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardman scores with a jab to the head.
Samaras lands a head shot.
It looks like Bruce Hardman has been cut.
Samaras tries to land a leg kick but Hardman saw it coming and moves away.
Hardman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardman looks to throw the jab but Samaras is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Samaras. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Hardman misses.
Hardman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Samaras's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Samaras scrambles back to his feet.
Hardman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Samaras throws a leg kick but Hardman moved away.
Samaras connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samaras takes one on the button.
Samaras misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samaras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samaras throws out a counter right but Hardman avoids it with no problem.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Samaras motions for Hardman to come forward. Samaras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samaras staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Samaras misses.
Hardman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samaras.
A nice side step and Samaras releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samaras scores with a shot to the body.
Samaras moves away from the strike by Hardman.
Jab by Hardman.
Hardman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hardman throws a hook to the side of Samaras's head but Samaras sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samaras misses with a body shot.
Samaras has taken the fight to the clinch.
Samaras lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardman lands a nice shot to the body.
Samaras has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Hardman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samarass head.
Hardman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Samaras lands with a light punch inside.
Hardman tries to circle away but Samaras has him pinned against the cage.
Samaras has Hardman pressed against the cage, preventing Hardman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samaras swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samaras just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samaras misses with the head strike.
Samaras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samaras tries to throw a body punch but Hardman avoids it by throwing Samaras back against the cage.
Samaras has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Samaras has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Samaras has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Samaras scores with a shoulder strike.
Samaras swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Hardman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Samaras swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws a head punch that misses.
Samaras has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hardman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Samaras can turn it around.
Samaras prevents a body shot from Hardman.
Hardman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samaras.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardman gets through Samaras's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hardman.
Still in the clinch, Hardman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Samaras prevents a body shot from Hardman.
Samaras has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Samaras working aggressively here.
Samaras is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Samaras lands a body punch.
Hardman lands with a short shot to the head.
Samaras lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samaras has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Samaras lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardman backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alkiviadis Samaras will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Hardman's cut.
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.
Hardman scores with a nice head shot.
Samaras scores with a hook.
Samaras misses with a two punch combination.
Hardman blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardman shoots in for a double leg but Samaras sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Samaras. That's going to slow Hardman down.
Hardman blocks a jab.
Hardman slips under a jab.
Samaras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardman moves away.
Hardman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - Hardman coming out on top.
Hardman has his takedown stuffed
and Samaras counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samaras has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bruce Hardman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samaras lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Samaras scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samaras avoids the body shot from Hardman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samaras.
Hardman looks to throw the jab but Samaras is out of range.
Alkiviadis Samaras is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samaras jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardman looks to land a left hand but Samaras moved out of range nicely.
Samaras shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Hardman.
It seemed like Samaras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardman misses with a hook. Samaras ducked under it nicely.
Samaras throws a low kick, looking for Hardman's leg but Hardman calmly moves out of range.
Samaras tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws the left hand but Samaras avoids the punch easily.
Hardman looks to land a combination but Samaras avoids it well.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Samaras appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardman goes for a double leg but Samaras avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Samaras continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Hardman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samaras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alkiviadis Samaras seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardman dips to his left and cracks Samaras with an uppercut!
Samaras fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardman.
Samaras slips under a jab from Hardman.
Samaras misses with a low kick.
A big left from Samaras misses.
Hardman attempts a counter takedown but Samaras avoids it well and moves away.
Samaras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Samaras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardman.
Samaras feints a counter leg kick.
Samaras listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Samaras slips a jab and a cross from Hardman.
Hardman scores with the left hand. Samaras knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samaras's hands.
A big left from Samaras misses.
Hardman with a poor takedown
and Samaras makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Samaras misses.
Hardman connects with a single shot there.
Samaras is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Samaras as Hardman shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samaras tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman tries to clinch but Samaras moves out of range.
Hardman throws a nice looking combination but Samaras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samaras fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardman on the side of the head.
Samaras lands a leg kick that knocks Hardman off balance momentarily.
Samaras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardman moves away.
Samaras throws a big shot that misses.
Hardman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samaras throws out a counter right but Hardman avoids it with no problem.
Hardman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samaras in his tracks.
Samaras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman gets the takedown into side control.
Hardman is trying to get an arm triangle but Samaras is defending well.
Samaras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Samaras has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Hardman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Hardman's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Hardman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Samaras counters with a nice uppercut.
Samaras throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardman.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
Samaras only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hardman checks a leg kick.
Hardman looks to land a combination but Samaras avoids it well.
Bruce Hardman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Samaras slips a jab from Hardman.
Samaras looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Samaras.
Samaras throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hardman misses with a hook
and Samaras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardman thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras moves out of range of the strikes.
Samaras lands a really nice looking cross but Hardman seems unphased.
Samaras scores with a push kick.
Samaras motions for Hardman to come forward. Samaras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
Hardman misses with a body shot.
Samaras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Samaras! But no joy.
Hardman lands a nice shot that snaps Samaras's head back.
Samaras moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Samaras did well to prevent Hardman getting side control.
Hardman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Samaras has managed to free his arm - good work.
Samaras regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardman stopping the sweep attempt from Samaras.
Samaras doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Samaras is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardman is controlling him.
Samaras wants to hit a sweep here but Hardman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Samaras there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman avoids the attempt from Samaras to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samaras is in all sorts of trouble here.
Samaras has given up his back.
Samaras is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Samaras is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman looking for the choke but no joy.
Samaras can't escape the position.
Samaras is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hardman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Samaras is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hardman gets his way!
Hardman sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Samaras taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruce Hardman!
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