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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krazy Kow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tinie Tempah - Pass Out. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Krazy Kow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kow throws a head kick that misses.
Kow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Kow.
Kow misses with a head kick.
Hardy takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Dan Hardy has been cut.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Kow.
Hardy clinches.
Hardy tries to break free but Kow pushes him back against the cage.
Kow tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kow backwards.
Kow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kow.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Kow circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krazy Kow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hardy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy postures up in Kow's guard and throws a big left but Kow blocks it.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy trying to control but Kow is working from the bottom.
Kow 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 lands a couple of elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but Kow is working from the bottom.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Kow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy postures up in Kow's guard and throws a big left but Kow blocks it.
Hardy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Kow keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy won't allow Kow to sweep him here.
Kow is trying to control the position but Hardy postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kow tries to clinch
and Hardy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kow!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hardy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kow is looking to get to half guard.
Kow wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Hardy throws some wild stikes that Kow manages to avoid easily.
Hardy punching from mount but Kow doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy dominating with strikes here.
Hardy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kow misses with a kick to the body.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Kow throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Kow.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kow misses with a head kick.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Kow.
Hardy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kow to the mat! Kow manages to get full guard.
Hardy won't allow Kow to sweep him here.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Hardy lands a couple of digs.
Hardy gets to his feet - Kow follows without any prompting.
Kow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Kow sprawls well.
Both fighters circling a little - Kow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kow throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kow checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kow.
Kow throws a head kick that misses.
Kow throws a lazy head kick
and Hardy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kow's guard.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Kow wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
Kow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardy throws a strike but Kow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hardy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kow trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy is trying to keep Kow in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Kow fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardy somewhat.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Kow.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kow.
Dan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kow moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kow throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kow wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Kow looks to clinch
and Hardy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Kow lands a nice elbow.
Kow stalling the fight.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kow taking a breather.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Kow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kow keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kow lands a damaging elbow.
Kow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kow crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Kow lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
Kow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krazy Kow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Kow lands a damaging elbow.
Kow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kow lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Kow lands a damaging elbow.
Kow prevents a body shot from Hardy.
The referee calls for Kow to work.
Hardy tries to circle away but Kow has him pinned against the cage.
Kow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy tries to break free but Kow pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kow.
Kow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Kow blocks with his arms.
Kow is struggling to control the position.
Kow throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Kow lands a damaging elbow.
Kow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kow lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Kow, against the cage.
Kow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kow stalling.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kow tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Kow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kow circles away.
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 decent looking body kick lands there for Kow.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Kow circles away.
Kow lands a head kick!
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Kow.
Dan Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krazy Kow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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