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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monkey Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monkey Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Hardy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Balls.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balls is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Hardy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Balls to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Balls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balls wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Balls throws a strike but Hardy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hardy trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
Hardy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Balls circles away easily
and Balls counters with a single leg into guard. Hardy didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balls accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy is controlling Balls's posture.
Balls throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls postures up and lands a big shot to Hardy's brow.
Balls throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Balls trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balls is in close to Hardy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Balls throws and elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balls's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balls manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Balls looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Balls lands a big elbow.
Balls lands with some strikes.
Balls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Balls lands a big shot there that rocks Hardy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balls is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Balls landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
Hardy looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balls with shots to the head and body - Hardy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balls lands a heavy elbow.
Balls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Balls lands a big shot there that rocks Hardy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Balls.
Hardy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Balls punishing his opponent with strikes.
Balls looking to finish Hardy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hardy!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Hardy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Balls lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hardy is squirming around, avoiding Balls's attempts to control the action.
Balls has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.
Balls is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Balls unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is in a horrible position here. Balls smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Balls could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balls putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Balls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Balls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monkey Balls dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balls with a poor takedown
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Balls trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Balls throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Balls is on top in guard.
Balls with a nice head shot there.
Balls lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monkey Balls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balls stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Balls lands a couple of elbows.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Balls wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Balls throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Balls trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balls working some strikes from top position.
Balls throws a strike but Hardy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Balls.
Balls controls Hardy momentarily but Hardy frees himself.
Hardy wanted to stand there but Balls had control of the position.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Balls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Balls working a defensive guard here.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Balls on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Balls tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Balls swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balls shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Balls showed some decent athleticism there.
Balls drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardy gets back to full guard.
Balls working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balls.
Balls postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Balls keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Balls chips away with some ground and pound.
Balls trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Balls is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Balls from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Balls is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Balls from controlling successfully.
Balls has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balls with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balls shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Balls shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monkey Balls dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Balls misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balls shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardy prevents Balls from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Balls is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hardy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balls does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balls moves into full guard.
Balls lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Balls trying to control the position here.
Balls will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Balls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Balls trying to strike off his back.
Balls wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy tries to free his leg and advance position but Balls is retaining full guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Balls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balls shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a single leg into guard. Balls didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monkey Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balls trying to control the position.
Balls scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Balls doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Balls is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardy is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Hardy landing with the ground and pound.
Balls working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw.
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.
Hardy lands a high kick!
Balls shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hardy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hardy wants to control but Balls postures up.
Balls lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hardy down.
Balls working the body and head with strikes.
Balls working the ground and pound from side control.
Balls working the ground and pound from side control.
Hardy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hardy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Balls grinds an elbow into Hardy's temple.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom here.
Cain Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monkey Balls is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balls is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monkey Balls showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balls, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monkey Balls!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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